Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Wisconsin
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1981 1-Month |
18.6°F (-7.4°C) | 18.1°F (-7.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1983 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month |
27.2°F (-2.7°C) | 24.9°F (-3.9°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1976 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month |
32.6°F (0.3°C) | 32.1°F (0.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1976 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1957, 1960, 2002 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month |
38.5°F (3.6°C) | 38.6°F (3.7°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1976 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1976 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1952 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 48.3°F (9.1°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1976 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1969 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1974, 1991 | ||||||
May–Dec 1981 8-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1978, 1979 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1917 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1931 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 1956, 1960, 1968, 2009 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 47.9°F (8.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1911 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1998, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1911, 1954 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.4°F (6.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 1984 | ||||||
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1990 | ||||||
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 42.3°F (5.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917, 1918 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1959, 1960, 1997 | ||||||
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917, 1918, 1919, 1927 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1930, 1967, 1969 | ||||||
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 42.3°F (5.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918, 1920 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2002 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1909, 1921, 1953, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1978 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/