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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2020

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
January 2020
1-Month		35.55°F
(1.97°C)		30.12°F
(-1.04°C)		5.43°F
(3.01°C)		125th Coolest
Coolest since:
1979
5th Warmest
Warmest since:
2006
Dec 2019–Jan 2020
2-Month		35.99°F
(2.22°C)		31.43°F
(-0.32°C)		4.56°F
(2.54°C)		128th Coolest
Coolest since:
1979
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
2020
Nov 2019–Jan 2020
3-Month		37.70°F
(3.17°C)		34.86°F
(1.59°C)		2.84°F
(1.58°C)		118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2002
Oct 2019–Jan 2020
4-Month		41.29°F
(5.16°C)		39.68°F
(4.27°C)		1.61°F
(0.89°C)		111th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Sep 2019–Jan 2020
5-Month		46.71°F
(8.17°C)		44.71°F
(7.06°C)		2.00°F
(1.11°C)		117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Aug 2019–Jan 2020
6-Month		51.22°F
(10.68°C)		49.28°F
(9.60°C)		1.94°F
(1.08°C)		118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Jul 2019–Jan 2020
7-Month		54.56°F
(12.53°C)		52.75°F
(11.53°C)		1.81°F
(1.00°C)		115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Jun 2019–Jan 2020
8-Month		56.33°F
(13.52°C)		54.72°F
(12.62°C)		1.61°F
(0.90°C)		114th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
15th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
May 2019–Jan 2020
9-Month		56.68°F
(13.71°C)		55.33°F
(12.96°C)		1.35°F
(0.75°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Apr 2019–Jan 2020
10-Month		56.30°F
(13.50°C)		54.90°F
(12.72°C)		1.40°F
(0.78°C)		111th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Mar 2019–Jan 2020
11-Month		54.84°F
(12.69°C)		53.68°F
(12.04°C)		1.16°F
(0.65°C)		106th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2013
Feb 2019–Jan 2020
12-Month		52.93°F
(11.63°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		0.91°F
(0.51°C)		97th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
32nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1991
Aug 2018–Jan 2020
18-Month		52.11°F
(11.17°C)		51.10°F
(10.61°C)		1.01°F
(0.56°C)		105th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 2004
Feb 2018–Jan 2020
24-Month		53.24°F
(11.80°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		1.24°F
(0.69°C)		108th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Feb 2017–Jan 2020
36-Month		53.64°F
(12.02°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		1.65°F
(0.91°C)		116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Feb 2016–Jan 2020
48-Month		53.98°F
(12.21°C)		51.98°F
(11.10°C)		2.00°F
(1.11°C)		123rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Feb 2015–Jan 2020
60-Month		54.05°F
(12.25°C)		51.97°F
(11.09°C)		2.08°F
(1.16°C)		124th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
2020, 2021
Ties: 2021

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