Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1985
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1985 1-Month |
39.1°F (3.9°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1985 2-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1985 3-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1985 4-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1985 5-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1985 6-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1999 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1985 7-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1956 | ||||||
May–Dec 1985 8-Month |
65.3°F (18.5°C) | 64.2°F (17.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1985 9-Month |
64.8°F (18.2°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1985 10-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 62.0°F (16.7°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1933 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1986, 2010 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1985 11-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1939 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1985 12-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1952 | ||||||
Jul 1984–Dec 1985 18-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1904 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2004, 2005 | ||||||
Jan 1984–Dec 1985 24-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1967 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1900, 1927, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1994, 2001 | ||||||
Jan 1983–Dec 1985 36-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1968, 1969 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1937, 1973, 1994 | ||||||
Jan 1982–Dec 1985 48-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1969 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1929, 1937, 1959, 1976, 1995 | ||||||
Jan 1981–Dec 1985 60-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1969, 1970 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1960, 1978 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/