Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, January 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1981 1-Month |
21.29°F (-5.95°C) | 19.75°F (-6.81°C) |
1.54°F (0.86°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month |
22.75°F (-5.14°C) | 21.20°F (-6.00°C) |
1.55°F (0.86°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month |
25.50°F (-3.61°C) | 24.37°F (-4.24°C) |
1.13°F (0.63°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month |
29.00°F (-1.67°C) | 28.64°F (-1.87°C) |
0.36°F (0.20°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month |
33.87°F (1.04°C) | 33.29°F (0.72°C) |
0.58°F (0.32°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1977 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month |
38.19°F (3.44°C) | 37.59°F (3.11°C) |
0.60°F (0.33°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month |
41.58°F (5.32°C) | 40.86°F (4.92°C) |
0.72°F (0.40°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month |
43.31°F (6.28°C) | 42.71°F (5.95°C) |
0.60°F (0.33°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2016 | ||||
|
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month |
43.81°F (6.56°C) | 43.23°F (6.24°C) |
0.58°F (0.32°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1977 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month |
43.27°F (6.26°C) | 42.77°F (5.98°C) |
0.50°F (0.28°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month |
41.91°F (5.51°C) | 41.61°F (5.34°C) |
0.30°F (0.17°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1954 | ||||||
|
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month |
40.28°F (4.60°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
0.25°F (0.14°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month |
39.58°F (4.21°C) | 39.22°F (4.01°C) |
0.36°F (0.20°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month |
40.06°F (4.48°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
0.04°F (0.02°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month |
39.69°F (4.27°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.32°F (-0.18°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1918 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2018 | ||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month |
39.99°F (4.44°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.01°F (0.00°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1948 | ||||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month |
39.67°F (4.26°C) | 39.99°F (4.44°C) |
-0.32°F (-0.18°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/