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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	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1909
	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1980
	Ties: 1923, 1960, 1987
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1972
	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1928, 1948, 1979
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1898
	33.4°F (0.8°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1918, 1978, 2000
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1898
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1919, 1923, 1929, 1932
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1898
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1919, 1925, 1932
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1925, 1927, 1951, 2009
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1919
May–Dec 1985 8-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1912
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1925, 1976
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1914
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1942
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1955
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1971, 1982
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1934
	Ties: 1918, 1926, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1972
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1913
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1952, 1965, 1974
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1913, 1914
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 1912, 1932, 1949, 1966, 1974, 1984
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1915
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1921, 1923, 1927, 1973, 1974
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1916
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1946, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings