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Minimum Temperature Rankings, January 2020

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
January 2020
1-Month 		26.02°F
(-3.32°C)		 19.75°F
(-6.81°C)		 6.27°F
(3.49°C)		 127th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2006
Dec 2019–Jan 2020
2-Month 		26.40°F
(-3.11°C)		 21.20°F
(-6.00°C)		 5.20°F
(2.89°C)		 127th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2020
Nov 2019–Jan 2020
3-Month 		27.56°F
(-2.47°C)		 24.37°F
(-4.24°C)		 3.19°F
(1.77°C)		 117th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Oct 2019–Jan 2020
4-Month 		30.64°F
(-0.76°C)		 28.63°F
(-1.87°C)		 2.01°F
(1.11°C)		 111th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Sep 2019–Jan 2020
5-Month 		35.77°F
(2.09°C)		 33.29°F
(0.72°C)		 2.48°F
(1.37°C)		 118th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Aug 2019–Jan 2020
6-Month 		39.99°F
(4.44°C)		 37.58°F
(3.10°C)		 2.41°F
(1.34°C)		 120th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Jul 2019–Jan 2020
7-Month 		43.15°F
(6.19°C)		 40.86°F
(4.92°C)		 2.29°F
(1.27°C)		 119th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Jun 2019–Jan 2020
8-Month 		44.79°F
(7.11°C)		 42.71°F
(5.95°C)		 2.08°F
(1.16°C)		 118th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
May 2019–Jan 2020
9-Month 		45.16°F
(7.31°C)		 43.23°F
(6.24°C)		 1.93°F
(1.07°C)		 119th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1977
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 2012
Apr 2019–Jan 2020
10-Month 		44.72°F
(7.07°C)		 42.77°F
(5.98°C)		 1.95°F
(1.09°C)		 120th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 2006
Mar 2019–Jan 2020
11-Month 		43.31°F
(6.28°C)		 41.60°F
(5.33°C)		 1.71°F
(0.95°C)		 114th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Feb 2019–Jan 2020
12-Month 		41.53°F
(5.29°C)		 40.03°F
(4.46°C)		 1.50°F
(0.83°C)		 112th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 2000
Aug 2018–Jan 2020
18-Month 		40.95°F
(4.97°C)		 39.21°F
(4.01°C)		 1.74°F
(0.96°C)		 114th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
13th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Feb 2018–Jan 2020
24-Month 		41.81°F
(5.45°C)		 40.02°F
(4.46°C)		 1.79°F
(0.99°C)		 115th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Feb 2017–Jan 2020
36-Month 		42.03°F
(5.57°C)		 40.01°F
(4.45°C)		 2.02°F
(1.12°C)		 122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Feb 2016–Jan 2020
48-Month 		42.34°F
(5.74°C)		 40.00°F
(4.44°C)		 2.34°F
(1.30°C)		 122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019
Feb 2015–Jan 2020
60-Month 		42.41°F
(5.78°C)		 39.99°F
(4.44°C)		 2.42°F
(1.34°C)		 123rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2020

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