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South Atlantic-Gulf Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1981
1-Month		45.4°F
(7.4°C)		48.4°F
(9.1°C)		-3.0°F
(-1.7°C)		21st Coolest
Coolest since:
1963
108th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1969
Nov–Dec 1981
2-Month		50.4°F
(10.2°C)		51.9°F
(11.1°C)		-1.5°F
(-0.9°C)		28th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
101st Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1955, 1980, 1997
Oct–Dec 1981
3-Month		54.7°F
(12.6°C)		56.2°F
(13.4°C)		-1.5°F
(-0.8°C)		24th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1954
Sep–Dec 1981
4-Month		59.2°F
(15.1°C)		60.9°F
(16.1°C)		-1.7°F
(-1.0°C)		15th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
114th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Aug–Dec 1981
5-Month		62.9°F
(17.2°C)		64.5°F
(18.1°C)		-1.6°F
(-0.9°C)		10th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
119th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1930, 1952
Jul–Dec 1981
6-Month		65.9°F
(18.8°C)		67.0°F
(19.4°C)		-1.1°F
(-0.6°C)		14th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917, 1976
115th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1944, 2000
Jun–Dec 1981
7-Month		67.9°F
(19.9°C)		68.5°F
(20.3°C)		-0.6°F
(-0.4°C)		24th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1907, 1916, 1944, 1979, 1992
May–Dec 1981
8-Month		68.0°F
(20.0°C)		68.8°F
(20.4°C)		-0.8°F
(-0.4°C)		18th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1904
Apr–Dec 1981
9-Month		67.9°F
(19.9°C)		68.2°F
(20.1°C)		-0.3°F
(-0.2°C)		36th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
93rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1924, 1944, 1952, 1960, 1996
Mar–Dec 1981
10-Month		66.4°F
(19.1°C)		67.0°F
(19.4°C)		-0.6°F
(-0.3°C)		25th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
104th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1895, 1914, 1928, 1974, 1997
Feb–Dec 1981
11-Month		64.8°F
(18.2°C)		65.4°F
(18.6°C)		-0.6°F
(-0.4°C)		25th Coolest
Coolest since:
1901, 1917
104th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016, 2019
Ties: 1928, 1980, 1988, 1993, 1996
Jan–Dec 1981
12-Month		62.8°F
(17.1°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		-1.1°F
(-0.6°C)		13th Coolest
Coolest since:
1901
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Ties: 1904, 1920, 1979
Jul 1980–Dec 1981
18-Month		64.3°F
(17.9°C)		64.9°F
(18.3°C)		-0.6°F
(-0.4°C)		17th Coolest
Coolest since:
1968
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016, 2017
Ties: 1901, 1902, 1905, 1914, 1961, 1983
Jan 1980–Dec 1981
24-Month		63.1°F
(17.3°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		-0.8°F
(-0.4°C)		12th Coolest
Coolest since:
1969
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Ties: 1901, 1905, 1917, 1941, 1966, 1980
Jan 1979–Dec 1981
36-Month		63.0°F
(17.2°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		-0.9°F
(-0.5°C)		6th Coolest
Coolest since:
1968, 1969
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
2017, 2019
Ties: 1905, 1960, 1963, 1967
Jan 1978–Dec 1981
48-Month		63.0°F
(17.2°C)		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		-0.8°F
(-0.5°C)		8th Coolest
Coolest since:
1969
118th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020
Ties: 1961, 1966
Jan 1977–Dec 1981
60-Month		63.1°F
(17.3°C)		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		-0.7°F
(-0.4°C)		9th Coolest
Coolest since:
1970
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Ties: 1962, 1966, 1972, 1979

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