Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1985 1-Month |
28.81°F (-1.77°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
-3.87°F (-2.15°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1983 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month |
34.16°F (1.20°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
-3.03°F (-1.68°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1919 | 2000 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month |
40.87°F (4.93°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
-1.96°F (-1.09°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1898 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month |
46.34°F (7.97°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
-2.00°F (-1.11°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month |
51.27°F (10.71°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
-1.82°F (-1.01°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month |
55.07°F (12.82°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
-1.44°F (-0.80°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month |
56.93°F (13.85°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
-1.29°F (-0.72°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1985 8-Month |
57.58°F (14.21°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
-0.89°F (-0.50°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month |
57.22°F (14.01°C) | 57.65°F (14.25°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month |
55.85°F (13.25°C) | 56.04°F (13.36°C) |
-0.19°F (-0.11°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month |
53.57°F (11.98°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
-0.44°F (-0.25°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month |
51.30°F (10.72°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.72°F (-0.40°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month |
53.04°F (11.69°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
-0.48°F (-0.27°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1975, 1978 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month |
51.64°F (10.91°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.38°F (-0.21°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month |
51.72°F (10.96°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
-0.29°F (-0.16°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month |
51.63°F (10.91°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.37°F (-0.20°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month |
51.93°F (11.07°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.06°F (-0.04°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1920 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/