Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1986 1-Month |
43.72°F (6.51°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
0.96°F (0.53°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1983 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month |
47.53°F (8.63°C) | 47.74°F (8.74°C) |
-0.21°F (-0.11°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 2000 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1999 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month |
53.55°F (11.97°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
-0.54°F (-0.30°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month |
58.81°F (14.89°C) | 60.02°F (15.57°C) |
-1.21°F (-0.68°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month |
63.96°F (17.76°C) | 65.04°F (18.36°C) |
-1.08°F (-0.60°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month |
67.65°F (19.81°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
-1.00°F (-0.55°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month |
69.87°F (21.04°C) | 70.47°F (21.37°C) |
-0.60°F (-0.33°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1986 8-Month |
70.35°F (21.31°C) | 70.78°F (21.54°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.23°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month |
69.80°F (21.00°C) | 69.96°F (21.09°C) |
-0.16°F (-0.09°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1972 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month |
68.68°F (20.38°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
0.41°F (0.23°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1912 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 1991 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month |
66.61°F (19.23°C) | 66.13°F (18.96°C) |
0.48°F (0.27°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1912 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month |
64.90°F (18.28°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
0.90°F (0.50°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1912 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month |
65.47°F (18.59°C) | 65.55°F (18.64°C) |
-0.08°F (-0.05°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1912 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1967, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month |
63.97°F (17.76°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
-0.02°F (-0.01°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1913 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month |
63.84°F (17.69°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
-0.14°F (-0.08°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1905 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month |
63.65°F (17.58°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
-0.32°F (-0.18°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1906 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month |
63.49°F (17.49°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
-0.48°F (-0.27°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1907 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/