Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1987 1-Month |
43.7°F (6.5°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1996 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1948, 1977, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1938, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1925, 1939, 1975, 2012 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1987 8-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1959, 1970, 2001 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month |
63.9°F (17.7°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1912, 1926, 1932, 1938, 1946, 1973, 1975 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 62.0°F (16.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1927, 1955, 1975 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month |
58.5°F (14.7°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1917 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1937, 1944 | ||||||
|
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 59.7°F (15.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1904 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1919, 1923, 1925, 1931, 1935, 1950, 1954, 1971, 2003, 2010 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1967 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1921, 1931, 1938, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1968, 1969 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1922, 1955, 1986, 2002, 2005, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1969 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1969, 1970 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1929, 1931, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1975, 1986, 1998 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/