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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	42.1°F (5.6°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
December 1981 1-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1944, 1950
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1931, 2015
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2007
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	64.0°F (17.8°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1903, 2000
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month	66.4°F (19.1°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	66.4°F (19.1°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1955, 1989
May–Dec 1981 8-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917, 1976
	66.6°F (19.2°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1937, 1969, 1992
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1924, 1930, 1962
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1989, 1997
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1940, 1979
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1988
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1968
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1905
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1969
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1918, 1970, 1979
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1968, 1969
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1903, 1904, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1969
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2019
	Ties: 1961, 1964, 1971, 1979
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1969, 1970
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020
	Ties: 1918, 1983

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings