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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1986 1-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1940
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1950
	Ties: 1895, 1936, 1959
Dec 1985–Jan 1986 2-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1950
	Ties: 2010
Nov 1985–Jan 1986 3-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 2019
Oct 1985–Jan 1986 4-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1925, 1927, 1983, 1985
Sep 1985–Jan 1986 5-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1925, 1929, 1983, 1985
Aug 1985–Jan 1986 6-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1971, 1983
Jul 1985–Jan 1986 7-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1906, 2011
Jun 1985–Jan 1986 8-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.1°F (18.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1941, 1979
May 1985–Jan 1986 9-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1945, 1953, 1965
Apr 1985–Jan 1986 10-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1960, 1971, 1979, 1989, 1995, 2003
Mar 1985–Jan 1986 11-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1954
Feb 1985–Jan 1986 12-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1914, 1917, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1956, 1983
Aug 1984–Jan 1986 18-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1913, 1944, 1952, 2003
Feb 1984–Jan 1986 24-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1923
	Ties: 1897, 1906, 1915, 1972, 1989
Feb 1983–Jan 1986 36-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1964, 1980, 1985
Feb 1982–Jan 1986 48-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1966
Feb 1981–Jan 1986 60-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1905, 1906

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/