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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1986 1-Month	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1989
	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1997
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1904, 1917
	33.6°F (0.9°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1964
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1929, 1964, 1988
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1907
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1924
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1897
May–Dec 1986 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1929
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1963, 2000
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1915, 1920, 1927, 1950, 1954, 1960
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1932, 1944, 1968
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1904
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1927, 1944, 1950
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1933, 1966, 1992
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1905
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1921, 1939, 1948, 1958, 1969
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905, 1906
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1939, 1947, 1988, 1995, 1997
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1907
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
	Ties: 1933, 1949, 1956, 1990
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1988, 1995

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings