Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1986 1-Month |
34.43°F (1.35°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
1.75°F (0.97°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1983 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month |
37.92°F (3.29°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
0.73°F (0.41°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 2000 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month |
43.28°F (6.27°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
0.45°F (0.25°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1898 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month |
48.39°F (9.11°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
0.05°F (0.03°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month |
53.05°F (11.69°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
-0.04°F (-0.03°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month |
56.46°F (13.59°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month |
58.46°F (14.70°C) | 58.23°F (14.57°C) |
0.23°F (0.13°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1958, 1979 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1986 8-Month |
58.79°F (14.88°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
0.32°F (0.17°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1976 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month |
58.13°F (14.52°C) | 57.65°F (14.25°C) |
0.48°F (0.27°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month |
56.93°F (13.85°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
0.90°F (0.50°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month |
55.02°F (12.79°C) | 54.02°F (12.23°C) |
1.00°F (0.56°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month |
53.32°F (11.84°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.30°F (0.72°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month |
53.90°F (12.17°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
0.38°F (0.21°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month |
52.31°F (11.28°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.29°F (0.16°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month |
52.20°F (11.22°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.19°F (0.10°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1947 | ||||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month |
52.12°F (11.18°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.12°F (0.07°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1949 | ||||||
|
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month |
51.96°F (11.09°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
-0.02°F (-0.01°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1920 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2018 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published September 2019, retrieved on September 23, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/