Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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New England Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1981 1-Month |
24.7°F (-4.1°C) | 21.6°F (-5.8°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1989 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1981 2-Month |
30.0°F (-1.1°C) | 27.9°F (-2.3°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1981 3-Month |
34.4°F (1.3°C) | 33.9°F (1.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904, 1917 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1981 4-Month |
39.8°F (4.3°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904, 1917 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1908, 1977 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1981 5-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1981 6-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 48.2°F (9.0°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1968, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1981 7-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1988 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1981 8-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1932, 1950, 1970 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1981 9-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1975, 1987, 1996, 2004 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1981 10-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.2°F (8.4°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1987, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1981 11-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1981 12-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1984 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–Dec 1981 18-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1979 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1946, 1955 | ||||||
|
Jan 1980–Dec 1981 24-Month |
42.5°F (5.8°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1905 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 1999, 2011, 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1975, 1997 | ||||||
|
Jan 1979–Dec 1981 36-Month |
42.9°F (6.1°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1905, 1906 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan 1978–Dec 1981 48-Month |
42.5°F (5.8°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1907 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1948, 1957, 1961 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1981 60-Month |
42.5°F (5.8°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1907 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2013, 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1948, 1975, 1996 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/