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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1981 1-Month	80.4°F (26.9°C)	81.9°F (27.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1971
	80.4°F (26.9°C)	81.9°F (27.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1898, 1940
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month	81.4°F (27.4°C)	82.0°F (27.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	81.4°F (27.4°C)	82.0°F (27.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1914, 1960, 1987, 2021
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month	80.7°F (27.1°C)	81.2°F (27.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	80.7°F (27.1°C)	81.2°F (27.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 1949, 1955, 1970, 1986, 1997
May–Aug 1981 4-Month	78.3°F (25.7°C)	79.1°F (26.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1976
	78.3°F (25.7°C)	79.1°F (26.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1914, 1966
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month	76.2°F (24.6°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1973
	76.2°F (24.6°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1916, 1924
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month	72.8°F (22.7°C)	72.9°F (22.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1915, 1931
	72.8°F (22.7°C)	72.9°F (22.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1904, 1928, 1944, 2005, 2014
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month	69.5°F (20.8°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1903
	69.5°F (20.8°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1901, 1917, 1950
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
	66.5°F (19.2°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1937, 1948, 1964, 1969
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1915
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2011
	Ties: 1904, 1985
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1973
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1898, 1917
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1973
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1900, 1929, 1936, 1962, 1965, 1993, 1997
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1973
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1917, 1945, 1971, 1978, 1985
Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1901, 1917, 1932, 1943, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1989, 2010, 2015
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913, 1915, 1920
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1982, 1987, 2015
Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1915
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1916, 1926, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1985
Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1915
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018, 2019, 2020
	Ties: 1901, 1917, 1942, 1943, 1963, 1975, 1982
Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
	64.0°F (17.8°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1907

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