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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	59.8°F (15.4°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1976
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1963
	Ties: 1932
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1931
	Ties: 1913, 2001
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month	69.3°F (20.7°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	69.3°F (20.7°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1947
	Ties: 1952
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month	72.3°F (22.4°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1967, 1976
	72.3°F (22.4°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1954
	Ties: 1905, 1908, 1915, 2008
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month	73.4°F (23.0°C)	74.2°F (23.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	73.4°F (23.0°C)	74.2°F (23.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1954
	Ties: 1902, 1920, 1964, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2014
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
May–Oct 1981 6-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	73.3°F (22.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1998
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	71.4°F (21.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	71.2°F (21.8°C)	71.4°F (21.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1954
	Ties: 1913, 1949, 1952, 1995, 2003
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	68.7°F (20.4°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1951, 2003
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1973, 2020
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1923, 1928, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1973, 1974
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1965, 1974, 1992, 1997
Nov 1980–Oct 1981 12-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1912, 1979
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1959, 2015
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1968
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1963, 1972, 2013
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1930, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1990, 1996
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1906, 1979
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1968, 1971
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905, 1906
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2019
	Ties: 1980
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1906
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1907, 1962, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings