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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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Virginia

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	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1947, 2013
Mar–Apr 1986 2-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1926, 1960
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1921, 1945
	Ties: 1979
Feb–Apr 1986 3-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1895
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
Jan–Apr 1986 4-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1940, 1978
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1898
Dec 1985–Apr 1986 5-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1944, 2010
Nov 1985–Apr 1986 6-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1904
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1946
Oct 1985–Apr 1986 7-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904, 1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1990, 1992
Sep 1985–Apr 1986 8-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2005
Aug 1985–Apr 1986 9-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1995, 2005
Jul 1985–Apr 1986 10-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1952, 1953, 1985, 2004
Jun 1985–Apr 1986 11-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1955, 2003, 2018
May 1985–Apr 1986 12-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1909, 1952, 1985, 2018
Nov 1984–Apr 1986 18-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1949, 1955, 1990
May 1984–Apr 1986 24-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1974, 1995
May 1983–Apr 1986 36-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1921, 1924, 1937, 1943
May 1982–Apr 1986 48-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1900, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1987, 1989, 1990
May 1981–Apr 1986 60-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1959, 1960, 1997

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/