Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1981 1-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1932, 1990 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1958 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
2.9°F (1.7°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1994 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1995 | ||||
| Ties: 1980, 1999, 2005, 2021 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1916 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1966, 1979 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1916 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1967, 1976 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1916 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1916 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 1980, 2006 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month |
64.3°F (17.9°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1916 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1981 8-Month |
64.0°F (17.8°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1916 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1996, 2013 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 61.4°F (16.3°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1916 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 60.1°F (15.6°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 2003 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1911 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1997 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1911 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1992, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month |
60.5°F (15.8°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1997, 2004, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1992, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1913 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 1961, 1990, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912, 1914 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1960, 1987, 1991, 2011 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912, 1913 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2018 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/