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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1981 1-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1925
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1963
	Ties: 1902, 1907, 1928, 1935, 1967, 1985
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1963
	Ties: 1987, 1995
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1963
	Ties: 1933, 1941, 1956
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1992
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1930, 1984
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1944
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1907
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1930, 1959, 1971
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1907
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1930, 1932, 1984, 2000, 2022
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1994
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1899, 1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 2017
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907, 1917
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1921
Nov 1980–Oct 1981 12-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 2005, 2007
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 2002
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1931, 2003
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2000
	Ties: 1922, 1965
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1899, 1918
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2001
	Ties: 1923, 1948, 1965, 1982
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2002
	Ties: 1925, 1931, 1948

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings