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Average Temperature Rankings, February 2021

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2023)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
February 2021
1-Month		30.61°F
(-0.77°C)		33.82°F
(1.01°C)		-3.21°F
(-1.78°C)		19th Coolest
Coolest since:
1936
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
1954
Jan–Feb 2021
2-Month		32.60°F
(0.33°C)		31.97°F
(-0.02°C)		0.63°F
(0.35°C)		71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1979
59th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Dec 2020–Feb 2021
3-Month		33.64°F
(0.91°C)		32.23°F
(0.13°C)		1.41°F
(0.78°C)		98th Coolest
Coolest since:
1979
31st Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Ties: 1990
Nov 2020–Feb 2021
4-Month		36.81°F
(2.67°C)		34.60°F
(1.44°C)		2.21°F
(1.23°C)		113th Coolest
Coolest since:
1979
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
2000
Oct 2020–Feb 2021
5-Month		40.30°F
(4.61°C)		38.51°F
(3.62°C)		1.79°F
(0.99°C)		111th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Sep 2020–Feb 2021
6-Month		44.57°F
(6.98°C)		42.90°F
(6.06°C)		1.67°F
(0.92°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Aug 2020–Feb 2021
7-Month		48.87°F
(9.37°C)		47.07°F
(8.37°C)		1.80°F
(1.00°C)		115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jul 2020–Feb 2021
8-Month		52.22°F
(11.23°C)		50.39°F
(10.22°C)		1.83°F
(1.01°C)		115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 2013
Jun 2020–Feb 2021
9-Month		54.23°F
(12.35°C)		52.40°F
(11.33°C)		1.83°F
(1.02°C)		115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1977
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
May 2020–Feb 2021
10-Month		54.90°F
(12.72°C)		53.18°F
(11.77°C)		1.72°F
(0.95°C)		115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918, 1977
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Apr 2020–Feb 2021
11-Month		54.53°F
(12.52°C)		52.98°F
(11.66°C)		1.55°F
(0.86°C)		115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Mar 2020–Feb 2021
12-Month		53.83°F
(12.13°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		1.81°F
(1.01°C)		116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
13th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Sep 2019–Feb 2021
18-Month		50.87°F
(10.48°C)		48.97°F
(9.43°C)		1.90°F
(1.05°C)		117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Mar 2019–Feb 2021
24-Month		53.56°F
(11.98°C)		52.01°F
(11.12°C)		1.55°F
(0.86°C)		115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
13th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Mar 2018–Feb 2021
36-Month		53.45°F
(11.92°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		1.45°F
(0.81°C)		112th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
15th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Mar 2017–Feb 2021
48-Month		53.58°F
(11.99°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		1.59°F
(0.88°C)		116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Mar 2016–Feb 2021
60-Month		53.90°F
(12.17°C)		51.98°F
(11.10°C)		1.92°F
(1.07°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
2020

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