Climate at a Glance
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Boston, Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1986
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1986 1-Month |
34.6°F (1.4°C) | 34.5°F (1.4°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1989 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month |
37.9°F (3.3°C) | 39.4°F (4.1°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1989 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 1992 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month |
43.0°F (6.1°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1964, 1995 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1969, 1988, 1995 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 2000 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 2000 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1976 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
May–Dec 1986 8-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1962 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1939 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 57.2°F (14.0°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1940 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1987 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1940 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2010, 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1967 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1944 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1945, 1981 | ||||||
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1961, 1970, 1992 | ||||||
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1966, 1970 | ||||||
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940, 1941 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1942, 1943 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2013 | ||||
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1940, 1943 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 1985, 1990 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/