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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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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
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, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/