Regional Rankings

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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1985 1-Month	18.6°F (-7.4°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1989
December 1985 1-Month	18.6°F (-7.4°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1925
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904, 1917
	33.5°F (0.8°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1935
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1992, 1993, 1997
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1960, 1974, 1992, 1995, 1997
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1916, 1935, 1997
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1895, 1921, 1951
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1927, 1968, 1978
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1918, 1922, 1923
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1932, 1936
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1913, 1915, 1966, 1969, 1995
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1919, 1964
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1947, 1974, 1975, 1996, 2003
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1942, 1947, 1951, 1961
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1905, 1906
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012, 2022
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1907
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
	Ties: 1932, 1950
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1951, 1957, 1987, 1992

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings