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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1981 1-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1983
	32.3°F (0.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1913, 2010
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1983
	38.8°F (3.8°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1971, 1984, 2003
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1898
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1960, 1974, 2007
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1898
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1897, 2022
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1985
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1957
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1898
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1954
	Ties: 1995
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1992
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1954
	Ties: 1914, 1930, 1984, 1991, 2019
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1992
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934
	Ties: 1960
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917, 1951, 1961
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1937, 1940, 1948, 1962, 1964, 2003, 2017
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1951
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 2020
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1987, 2011
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1912
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
	Ties: 1991
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1993
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1938
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1934
	Ties: 1947, 1964
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1931, 1963, 1966
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905, 1906
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2018
	Ties: 1963, 1980, 1997
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1906
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1935, 1956, 2002, 2016
	Ties: 1911, 1922, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1959, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings