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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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California

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1986 1-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1967
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1989
	Ties: 1914
Mar–Apr 1986 2-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1967
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1972
Feb–Apr 1986 3-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1922
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Jan–Apr 1986 4-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1922
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Dec 1985–Apr 1986 5-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917, 1949
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1996, 2016, 2018
Nov 1985–Apr 1986 6-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 2013
Oct 1985–Apr 1986 7-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
Sep 1985–Apr 1986 8-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Aug 1985–Apr 1986 9-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1970, 1990
Jul 1985–Apr 1986 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1984, 2006
Jun 1985–Apr 1986 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1981
May 1985–Apr 1986 12-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1980, 1988, 1989, 2010
Nov 1984–Apr 1986 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1949
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1951
May 1984–Apr 1986 24-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1988, 2006
May 1983–Apr 1986 36-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913, 1917
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1936, 1995
May 1982–Apr 1986 48-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1936, 1942, 1959, 1963, 1980, 1984
May 1981–Apr 1986 60-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018
	Ties: 1960, 1985, 1987

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/