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Michigan

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	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1989
	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1938
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1976
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1956, 2004
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1976
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1962
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1936
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1931
	Ties: 1897, 1964, 1977, 1995, 2014
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1932, 1960, 1986
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1919, 1942, 1966, 1996, 1997
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1998, 2021
	Ties: 1901, 1962, 1965, 1978, 2014
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1984
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1975, 2009
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1968, 1971, 1977, 2003, 2008
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1952, 1970, 1992, 1994
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1999
	Ties: 1923, 1940, 1996
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1972
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907, 1917, 1918, 1926
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2001
	Ties: 1909, 1937, 1979, 1980
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2002
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1913

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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