Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of June 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1981 1-Month |
72.10°F (22.28°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
0.00°F (0.00°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1927 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1944, 1949, 1953 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month |
73.03°F (22.79°C) | 72.86°F (22.70°C) |
0.17°F (0.09°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1992 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1936 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month |
71.96°F (22.20°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
0.56°F (0.31°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1915 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1936, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1940 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1981 4-Month |
68.71°F (20.39°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
0.11°F (0.06°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1907 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month |
65.99°F (18.88°C) | 65.09°F (18.38°C) |
0.90°F (0.50°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1907 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month |
62.14°F (16.74°C) | 61.16°F (16.20°C) |
0.98°F (0.54°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month |
58.49°F (14.72°C) | 57.26°F (14.03°C) |
1.23°F (0.69°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1999 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month |
55.23°F (12.91°C) | 53.86°F (12.14°C) |
1.37°F (0.77°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month |
53.00°F (11.67°C) | 51.51°F (10.84°C) |
1.49°F (0.83°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month |
51.93°F (11.07°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
1.40°F (0.78°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month |
51.99°F (11.11°C) | 50.86°F (10.48°C) |
1.13°F (0.63°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month |
53.18°F (11.77°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.15°F (0.64°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month |
55.92°F (13.29°C) | 55.07°F (12.82°C) |
0.85°F (0.47°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1998, 2001 | ||||||
|
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month |
52.83°F (11.57°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.81°F (0.45°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month |
52.02°F (11.12°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.01°F (0.00°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month |
51.87°F (11.04°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.12°F (-0.07°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1920 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1975 | ||||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month |
51.80°F (11.00°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.19°F (-0.11°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1920 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/