Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1986 1-Month |
46.18°F (7.88°C) | 41.50°F (5.28°C) |
4.68°F (2.60°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month |
41.02°F (5.01°C) | 37.67°F (3.15°C) |
3.35°F (1.86°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1925 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month |
38.90°F (3.83°C) | 35.14°F (1.74°C) |
3.76°F (2.09°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1912 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1921 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month |
36.38°F (2.43°C) | 34.55°F (1.42°C) |
1.83°F (1.01°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month |
37.01°F (2.78°C) | 35.99°F (2.22°C) |
1.02°F (0.56°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month |
39.89°F (4.38°C) | 39.01°F (3.89°C) |
0.88°F (0.49°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month |
43.15°F (6.19°C) | 42.70°F (5.94°C) |
0.45°F (0.25°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month |
46.64°F (8.13°C) | 46.38°F (7.99°C) |
0.26°F (0.14°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month |
49.68°F (9.82°C) | 49.40°F (9.67°C) |
0.28°F (0.15°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month |
51.52°F (10.84°C) | 51.30°F (10.72°C) |
0.22°F (0.12°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month |
52.48°F (11.38°C) | 52.11°F (11.17°C) |
0.37°F (0.21°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month |
52.64°F (11.47°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
0.61°F (0.34°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1899 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month |
47.89°F (8.83°C) | 47.67°F (8.71°C) |
0.22°F (0.12°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1913 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month |
52.07°F (11.15°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.06°F (0.03°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1918 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1961 | ||||||
|
Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month |
51.84°F (11.02°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.16°F (-0.09°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1918 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month |
51.96°F (11.09°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.03°F (-0.02°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1918 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month |
52.01°F (11.12°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
0.02°F (0.01°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1920 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 22, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/