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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1981 1-Month	10.6°F (-11.9°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1983
December 1981 1-Month	10.6°F (-11.9°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1939
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	22.6°F (-5.2°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1927
	22.6°F (-5.2°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1999
	Ties: 1957
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1919
	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1975
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1919
	35.8°F (2.1°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1944, 2003
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1948
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1948
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2021
	Ties: 1943, 2022
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1927
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1944, 1949, 1975, 1980
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1927
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1949, 2020
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1951
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1941, 2007
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	41.6°F (5.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1987
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1950
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1987
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2016
	Ties: 1988, 2000, 2007
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917, 1951
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2016
	Ties: 2011, 2022
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918, 1951
	39.1°F (3.9°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1922, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2015, 2019, 2020
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1919
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2001
	Ties: 1960, 1962, 1995
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1899
	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2002
	Ties: 1957, 1961, 1962, 1983, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings