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Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Idaho

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1981 1-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	2019
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1988
	Ties: 1925
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1912
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1963
	Ties: 1973
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1912
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1947, 2016
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1912
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2003
	Ties: 1923, 1930, 1992
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1912
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1955, 1957
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1912
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1930, 1953, 1996
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1912
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1942, 1962, 1973
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1912
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1960, 1967
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1964
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1967
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 2013
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1998
Nov 1980–Oct 1981 12-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1926, 2013
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1953, 1963, 2002
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1901, 1927, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2012
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1969, 1993, 2010
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1968, 1983, 1988
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1933
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016, 2018
	Ties: 1928, 1937, 1961, 1963, 1970

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/