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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2012

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2023)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
January 2012
1-Month 		36.12°F
(2.29°C)		 30.12°F
(-1.04°C)		 6.00°F
(3.33°C)		 126th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1979
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2006
Dec 2011–Jan 2012
2-Month 		35.76°F
(2.09°C)		 31.43°F
(-0.32°C)		 4.33°F
(2.41°C)		 126th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1979
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020
Ties: 1934
Nov 2011–Jan 2012
3-Month 		38.42°F
(3.57°C)		 34.86°F
(1.59°C)		 3.56°F
(1.98°C)		 122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2002
Oct 2011–Jan 2012
4-Month 		42.59°F
(5.88°C)		 39.68°F
(4.27°C)		 2.91°F
(1.61°C)		 121st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Sep 2011–Jan 2012
5-Month 		47.29°F
(8.49°C)		 44.71°F
(7.06°C)		 2.58°F
(1.43°C)		 119th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Aug 2011–Jan 2012
6-Month 		51.91°F
(11.06°C)		 49.28°F
(9.60°C)		 2.63°F
(1.46°C)		 121st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Jul 2011–Jan 2012
7-Month 		55.37°F
(12.98°C)		 52.75°F
(11.53°C)		 2.62°F
(1.45°C)		 123rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
6th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Jun 2011–Jan 2012
8-Month 		57.18°F
(13.99°C)		 54.72°F
(12.62°C)		 2.46°F
(1.37°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
4th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2022
Ties: 2021
May 2011–Jan 2012
9-Month 		57.39°F
(14.11°C)		 55.33°F
(12.96°C)		 2.06°F
(1.15°C)		 120th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Apr 2011–Jan 2012
10-Month 		56.85°F
(13.81°C)		 54.90°F
(12.72°C)		 1.95°F
(1.09°C)		 119th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Mar 2011–Jan 2012
11-Month 		55.60°F
(13.11°C)		 53.68°F
(12.04°C)		 1.92°F
(1.07°C)		 121st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2013
Feb 2011–Jan 2012
12-Month 		53.72°F
(12.07°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 1.70°F
(0.95°C)		 117th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Aug 2010–Jan 2012
18-Month 		52.54°F
(11.41°C)		 51.10°F
(10.61°C)		 1.44°F
(0.80°C)		 112th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Feb 2010–Jan 2012
24-Month 		53.31°F
(11.84°C)		 52.00°F
(11.11°C)		 1.31°F
(0.73°C)		 109th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Feb 2009–Jan 2012
36-Month 		52.99°F
(11.66°C)		 51.99°F
(11.11°C)		 1.00°F
(0.55°C)		 104th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Feb 2008–Jan 2012
48-Month 		52.83°F
(11.57°C)		 51.98°F
(11.10°C)		 0.85°F
(0.47°C)		 101st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019
Feb 2007–Jan 2012
60-Month 		52.98°F
(11.66°C)		 51.97°F
(11.09°C)		 1.01°F
(0.57°C)		 102nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020, 2021
Ties: 2000

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