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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1981 1-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1988
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1919
	Ties: 1923, 1992, 2022
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1900
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1900
	Ties: 1952
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1900
	Ties: 1964
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	68.8°F (20.4°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1900, 1936
	Ties: 1964, 1965
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1936
	Ties: 1907, 1924, 1961
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month	66.4°F (19.1°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	66.4°F (19.1°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1941, 2010
	Ties: 1968, 1975, 2003
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2007
	Ties: 1909, 1926, 1940, 1975, 1984, 1989, 2013
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
	Ties: 1937, 1965
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1921
	Ties: 1904, 1969, 1994, 2014
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1928
Nov 1980–Oct 1981 12-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1920, 1951, 1964, 1969, 1994, 2014
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1976, 1984
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1902
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1963, 1968, 1969
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979, 1980
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1981
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings