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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1928

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1928 1-Month	31.98°F (-0.01°C)	30.12°F (-1.04°C)	1.86°F (1.03°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1979
January 1928 1-Month	31.98°F (-0.01°C)	30.12°F (-1.04°C)	1.86°F (1.03°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2006
Dec 1927–Jan 1928 2-Month	30.10°F (-1.06°C)	31.43°F (-0.32°C)	-1.33°F (-0.74°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1979
Dec 1927–Jan 1928 2-Month	30.10°F (-1.06°C)	31.43°F (-0.32°C)	-1.33°F (-0.74°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2020
Nov 1927–Jan 1928 3-Month	34.85°F (1.58°C)	34.86°F (1.59°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1977
Nov 1927–Jan 1928 3-Month	34.85°F (1.58°C)	34.86°F (1.59°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1924	2002
Oct 1927–Jan 1928 4-Month	40.11°F (4.51°C)	39.68°F (4.27°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1977
Oct 1927–Jan 1928 4-Month	40.11°F (4.51°C)	39.68°F (4.27°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2016
Sep 1927–Jan 1928 5-Month	45.09°F (7.27°C)	44.72°F (7.07°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1977
Sep 1927–Jan 1928 5-Month	45.09°F (7.27°C)	44.72°F (7.07°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2016
Aug 1927–Jan 1928 6-Month	49.13°F (9.52°C)	49.27°F (9.59°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1977
Aug 1927–Jan 1928 6-Month	49.13°F (9.52°C)	49.27°F (9.59°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2022
Jul 1927–Jan 1928 7-Month	52.50°F (11.39°C)	52.75°F (11.53°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
Jul 1927–Jan 1928 7-Month	52.50°F (11.39°C)	52.75°F (11.53°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2022
Jun 1927–Jan 1928 8-Month	54.34°F (12.41°C)	54.72°F (12.62°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
Jun 1927–Jan 1928 8-Month	54.34°F (12.41°C)	54.72°F (12.62°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2022
May 1927–Jan 1928 9-Month	54.94°F (12.74°C)	55.33°F (12.96°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
May 1927–Jan 1928 9-Month	54.94°F (12.74°C)	55.33°F (12.96°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2022
Apr 1927–Jan 1928 10-Month	54.60°F (12.56°C)	54.90°F (12.72°C)	-0.30°F (-0.16°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1918
Apr 1927–Jan 1928 10-Month	54.60°F (12.56°C)	54.90°F (12.72°C)	-0.30°F (-0.16°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2022
Mar 1927–Jan 1928 11-Month	53.48°F (11.93°C)	53.68°F (12.04°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1918
Mar 1927–Jan 1928 11-Month	53.48°F (11.93°C)	53.68°F (12.04°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2013
Feb 1927–Jan 1928 12-Month	52.18°F (11.21°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1918
Feb 1927–Jan 1928 12-Month	52.18°F (11.21°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2017
Aug 1926–Jan 1928 18-Month	51.16°F (10.64°C)	51.09°F (10.61°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1918
Aug 1926–Jan 1928 18-Month	51.16°F (10.64°C)	51.09°F (10.61°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2017
Feb 1926–Jan 1928 24-Month	52.12°F (11.18°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1918
Feb 1926–Jan 1928 24-Month	52.12°F (11.18°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
Feb 1925–Jan 1928 36-Month	52.29°F (11.27°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1918
Feb 1925–Jan 1928 36-Month	52.29°F (11.27°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2018
Feb 1924–Jan 1928 48-Month	51.92°F (11.07°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1918
	51.92°F (11.07°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1924	2019
	Ties: 1953
Feb 1923–Jan 1928 60-Month	51.73°F (10.96°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1918
	51.73°F (10.96°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1963

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings