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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	34.7°F (1.5°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1909
	34.7°F (1.5°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 2001
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1911
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1915, 1927, 1984
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1911
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017, 2021
	Ties: 1926, 1983
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1948, 1978, 1989, 2000, 2006
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1903, 1938, 1956, 1959
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912, 1976
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1953, 1978, 1997, 2006
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1931, 1936, 1949, 1988
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1902, 1945, 1965, 1978, 1983, 1997
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1942, 1951, 1955
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020
	Ties: 1927, 1943
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1938, 1951, 1959, 1966, 1972, 1997
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1937, 1939, 1974
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1913
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1948, 1969, 1977
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1913
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1941, 1948, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1972
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1914
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1909, 1918, 1926, 1942, 1944, 1962, 1965
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1915
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018, 2020
	Ties: 1930, 1942, 1966, 1970
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1915, 1916
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1900, 1903, 1910, 1925, 1928, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1991

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings