Climate at a Glance
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Madison, Wisconsin
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1985
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1985 1-Month |
10.9°F (-11.7°C) | 23.2°F (-4.9°C) |
-12.3°F (-6.8°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1983 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month |
20.7°F (-6.3°C) | 29.7°F (-1.3°C) |
-9.0°F (-5.0°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month |
30.2°F (-1.0°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
-6.0°F (-3.3°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month |
37.9°F (3.3°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
-4.3°F (-2.4°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 51.8°F (11.0°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.1°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
May–Dec 1985 8-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 54.4°F (12.4°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.6°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 53.5°F (11.9°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1950 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1969 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1950 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1947 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1950 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1979, 1980 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1951 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1982 | ||||||
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 48.2°F (9.0°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1951 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1997, 2014 | ||||||
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1951 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1943, 1958, 1962, 2014 | ||||||
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1951, 1952 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1970, 1982, 1984 | ||||||
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 46.4°F (8.0°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1979 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1982 | ||||||
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 46.4°F (8.0°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1980 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1953, 1954, 1968, 1973, 1997 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/