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Average Temperature Rankings, February 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1981 1-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1903
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1941, 2006
Jan–Feb 1981 2-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1996
Dec 1980–Feb 1981 3-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1949
Dec 1980–Feb 1981 3-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Nov 1980–Feb 1981 4-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1949
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2022
Oct 1980–Feb 1981 5-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1949
Oct 1980–Feb 1981 5-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Sep 1980–Feb 1981 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917, 1949
Sep 1980–Feb 1981 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Aug 1980–Feb 1981 7-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 2002
Jul 1980–Feb 1981 8-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
Jul 1980–Feb 1981 8-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
Jun 1980–Feb 1981 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1938
May 1980–Feb 1981 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1967, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2008
Apr 1980–Feb 1981 11-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
Apr 1980–Feb 1981 11-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
Mar 1980–Feb 1981 12-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1978, 1987, 1989
Sep 1979–Feb 1981 18-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913, 1949
Sep 1979–Feb 1981 18-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
Mar 1979–Feb 1981 24-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Mar 1978–Feb 1981 36-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1914
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1980, 1986
Mar 1977–Feb 1981 48-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1937, 1940, 1970, 1987
Mar 1976–Feb 1981 60-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1964, 1971, 1983, 1985, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings