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Illinois, Climate Division 2. Northeast

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1981 1-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1925
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1963
	Ties: 1898, 1945
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1971, 2021
	Ties: 1945
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1947
	Ties: 1945, 1964
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1947
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2007, 2021
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2010
	Ties: 1912, 1940, 1943, 1958, 2003, 2014
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1948, 2008
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1994
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1961, 1971, 2019
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904, 1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1947, 1952, 1975
Nov 1980–Oct 1981 12-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1898, 1906, 1911, 1947, 1964, 1986, 2011
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1974, 1986, 1990
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1915, 1943, 1946, 1975
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2000
	Ties: 1903, 1925, 2015
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2007
	Ties: 1926, 1929
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1905
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2002
	Ties: 1918, 1920

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings