Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1989
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1989 1-Month |
33.4°F (0.8°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
-8.1°F (-4.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.8°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.3°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1917 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1950 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1930 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month |
60.9°F (16.1°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1974 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1989 7-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1955 | ||||||
May–Dec 1989 8-Month |
63.0°F (17.2°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Apr–Dec 1989 9-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Mar–Dec 1989 10-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 62.0°F (16.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1992, 1997 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1989 11-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1917 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1979, 1980 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1917 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1909, 1965, 1992 | ||||||
Jul 1988–Dec 1989 18-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1988 | 1904 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1965 | ||||||
Jan 1988–Dec 1989 24-Month |
57.7°F (14.3°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1967 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Jan 1987–Dec 1989 36-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1968, 1969 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 1971 | ||||||
Jan 1986–Dec 1989 48-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1969 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1912, 1958 | ||||||
Jan 1985–Dec 1989 60-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1969, 1970 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1988 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1915, 1928, 1930, 1958, 1959, 1974, 1977 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/