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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1986 1-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1909
	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1980
	Ties: 1935, 1954
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1972
	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1936, 1955, 1963, 1989, 2007, 2015
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1898
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1898
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1984
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1898
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1914, 1957
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1903, 1926, 1970
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1983, 1991
May–Dec 1986 8-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1948, 1969
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1952, 1965
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1962, 2019
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1980, 2004
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1977
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1956, 1994
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913, 1914
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1942, 1943, 1993
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1915
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1947, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1966
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1916
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1911, 1945, 1953, 1961, 1977, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings