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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	34.0°F (1.1°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1983
	34.0°F (1.1°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1908
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1983
	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1940, 1944, 1966, 2007
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1898
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1927
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1898
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1944, 1950, 1997
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1985
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1926, 1943
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1898
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1954
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1943, 1973, 2014
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1992
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1954
	Ties: 1897, 1964, 1975
May–Dec 1986 8-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1992
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934
	Ties: 1944, 2004
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917, 1951, 1961
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1930, 1947, 1978, 1987, 2020
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1951
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1991
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1936
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1993
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1947, 1948
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1914, 1926, 1995, 2010
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1927, 1958, 2010
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905, 1906
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1945, 1978, 1982, 1984
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1906
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1900, 1910, 1912, 1926, 1960, 1963, 1975, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings