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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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North Carolina

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1986 1-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1895
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
Jan–Feb 1986 2-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1898, 1931, 1962, 2021
Dec 1985–Feb 1986 3-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1932
	Ties: 1915
Nov 1985–Feb 1986 4-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1932
	Ties: 1913, 1975, 2006
Oct 1985–Feb 1986 5-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
	Ties: 1937
Sep 1985–Feb 1986 6-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
	Ties: 1927, 2018
Aug 1985–Feb 1986 7-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1952
Jul 1985–Feb 1986 8-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1942, 1976, 2007
Jun 1985–Feb 1986 9-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
	Ties: 1913, 1943, 2000
May 1985–Feb 1986 10-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1903, 1935, 1952, 1953
Apr 1985–Feb 1986 11-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1933
Mar 1985–Feb 1986 12-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1943
Sep 1984–Feb 1986 18-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1953, 1974, 2005
Mar 1984–Feb 1986 24-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1946, 1974, 1976, 2001
Mar 1983–Feb 1986 36-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1921, 1938, 1958
Mar 1982–Feb 1986 48-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1915, 1916, 1948
Mar 1981–Feb 1986 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1910, 1914, 1978, 1997

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/