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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	39.6°F (4.2°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1983
December 1981 1-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	2000
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1924
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1976
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1931
	Ties: 1967, 2002
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1931
	Ties: 1951, 1966
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1931
	Ties: 1979, 1983
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1931, 1998
	Ties: 1914, 1920, 1975, 2013
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1998
	Ties: 1932, 1937, 1940, 1993, 1995
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1998
	Ties: 1895, 1904, 2014
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1998
	Ties: 1932, 1957, 1988
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917, 1976
	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1945, 1970, 1984, 1988
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1926, 1945, 1982, 1995, 2002
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1947
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1968
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1944, 1965
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1949, 1974, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2003
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1917, 1976, 1984, 1985
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905, 1906, 1979
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2018
	Ties: 1970
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1906
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1963, 1969, 1972, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings