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Maximum Temperature Rankings, January 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1943 1-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.49°F (4.72°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1979
January 1943 1-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.49°F (4.72°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2006
Dec 1942–Jan 1943 2-Month	41.60°F (5.33°C)	41.66°F (5.37°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1979
Dec 1942–Jan 1943 2-Month	41.60°F (5.33°C)	41.66°F (5.37°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
Nov 1942–Jan 1943 3-Month	45.98°F (7.77°C)	45.35°F (7.42°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1979
Nov 1942–Jan 1943 3-Month	45.98°F (7.77°C)	45.35°F (7.42°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000
Oct 1942–Jan 1943 4-Month	51.35°F (10.75°C)	50.72°F (10.40°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1973
Oct 1942–Jan 1943 4-Month	51.35°F (10.75°C)	50.72°F (10.40°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000
Sep 1942–Jan 1943 5-Month	56.44°F (13.58°C)	56.13°F (13.41°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1973
Sep 1942–Jan 1943 5-Month	56.44°F (13.58°C)	56.13°F (13.41°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
Aug 1942–Jan 1943 6-Month	61.13°F (16.18°C)	60.96°F (16.09°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1973
Aug 1942–Jan 1943 6-Month	61.13°F (16.18°C)	60.96°F (16.09°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
Jul 1942–Jan 1943 7-Month	64.87°F (18.26°C)	64.64°F (18.13°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1973
Jul 1942–Jan 1943 7-Month	64.87°F (18.26°C)	64.64°F (18.13°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
Jun 1942–Jan 1943 8-Month	66.79°F (19.33°C)	66.73°F (19.29°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1973
	66.79°F (19.33°C)	66.73°F (19.29°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
	Ties: 1965
May 1942–Jan 1943 9-Month	67.32°F (19.62°C)	67.42°F (19.68°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1973
	67.32°F (19.62°C)	67.42°F (19.68°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
	Ties: 2001
Apr 1942–Jan 1943 10-Month	67.17°F (19.54°C)	67.02°F (19.46°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918, 1973
	67.17°F (19.54°C)	67.02°F (19.46°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
	Ties: 2001
Mar 1942–Jan 1943 11-Month	65.88°F (18.82°C)	65.74°F (18.74°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1918
	65.88°F (18.82°C)	65.74°F (18.74°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1942
Feb 1942–Jan 1943 12-Month	63.81°F (17.67°C)	63.99°F (17.77°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1918
Feb 1942–Jan 1943 12-Month	63.81°F (17.67°C)	63.99°F (17.77°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
Aug 1941–Jan 1943 18-Month	63.02°F (17.23°C)	62.98°F (17.21°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1913
Aug 1941–Jan 1943 18-Month	63.02°F (17.23°C)	62.98°F (17.21°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
Feb 1941–Jan 1943 24-Month	63.91°F (17.73°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
Feb 1941–Jan 1943 24-Month	63.91°F (17.73°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
Feb 1940–Jan 1943 36-Month	64.08°F (17.82°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	64.08°F (17.82°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
	Ties: 1945, 1946
Feb 1939–Jan 1943 48-Month	64.32°F (17.96°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	64.32°F (17.96°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2019
	Ties: 1954
Feb 1938–Jan 1943 60-Month	64.53°F (18.07°C)	63.95°F (17.75°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
	64.53°F (18.07°C)	63.95°F (17.75°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1934

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings