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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1981 1-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1990
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1917
	Ties: 1941, 1977, 2020
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1985
	34.1°F (1.2°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1917
	Ties: 1949, 1958, 1966, 2004
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1917
	Ties: 1976, 2001
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1985
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1917
	Ties: 2004
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1966, 1979, 1987, 2017
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2014
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 2013
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1916
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1918, 1962, 1977, 1997, 2008
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1916
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1926, 1947, 1953, 2009
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1916
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1952, 1962, 1969
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1916
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1966, 1997
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1955
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1979, 1991, 1995, 2022
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1916
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1986, 1988, 2017
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1926, 1938, 2000, 2017
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1991
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1960, 1991, 1995, 2009
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1926, 1939
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1937, 1944, 1961, 1969, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings