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Pennsylvania

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	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1989
December 1985 1-Month	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1938, 1949, 1972
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	40.7°F (4.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1959
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1948
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1912, 1936, 1939, 1949, 2009
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1976
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1908, 1922, 1952, 1955, 1968, 1983, 2014
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1944
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1919, 1942, 2009
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1970, 1994
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1941, 1948, 1954, 2009
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1908, 1944, 1995, 2000
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1995
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1911, 1923, 1956, 1973, 2015
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1905, 1926
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1956, 1957, 1986
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1899, 1911, 1913, 1941, 1944, 1973, 1974
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1905, 1907
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1938, 1959, 1976

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings