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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1981 1-Month |
33.66°F (0.92°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
0.98°F (0.54°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1983 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month |
39.20°F (4.00°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
2.01°F (1.12°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 2000 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month |
43.57°F (6.43°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
0.74°F (0.41°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1898 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1988 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month |
48.91°F (9.39°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
0.57°F (0.31°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1976 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month |
53.55°F (11.97°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
0.46°F (0.25°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1976 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month |
56.95°F (13.86°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
0.44°F (0.24°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1976 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month |
58.79°F (14.88°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
0.57°F (0.31°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1976 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1981 8-Month |
58.81°F (14.89°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
0.34°F (0.18°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1976 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month |
58.40°F (14.67°C) | 57.64°F (14.24°C) |
0.76°F (0.43°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month |
56.85°F (13.81°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
0.82°F (0.46°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month |
55.00°F (12.78°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
0.99°F (0.55°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month |
53.12°F (11.73°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.10°F (0.61°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month |
54.57°F (12.54°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
1.05°F (0.58°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month |
52.76°F (11.53°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.74°F (0.41°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month |
52.13°F (11.18°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.12°F (0.06°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month |
51.86°F (11.03°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.14°F (-0.08°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month |
52.00°F (11.11°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
0.01°F (0.00°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1920 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/