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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	12.6°F (-10.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1983
	12.6°F (-10.8°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 2022
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2001
	Ties: 2012
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1919
	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1979, 2012
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1930, 1973, 2002
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 1952, 1969, 1979
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1962, 1982
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1985
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1957, 2018
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1918, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1982, 1990, 1991, 2014
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1938, 1991
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917, 1950
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1973
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1987
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1987
	Ties: 2017
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 2020
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1999
	Ties: 1942, 2018
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917, 1918
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1946
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1919
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2001
	Ties: 1946, 1965, 1982
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907, 1920
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2002
	Ties: 1961, 1962, 1983

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings