Regional Rankings

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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1938 1-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1937, 1949
	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1953
	Ties: 1970, 1971
Dec 1937–Jan 1938 2-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1976
Nov 1937–Jan 1938 3-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
Nov 1937–Jan 1938 3-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Oct 1937–Jan 1938 4-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
Oct 1937–Jan 1938 4-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Sep 1937–Jan 1938 5-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
Sep 1937–Jan 1938 5-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Aug 1937–Jan 1938 6-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2002, 2016
Jul 1937–Jan 1938 7-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
Jul 1937–Jan 1938 7-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Jun 1937–Jan 1938 8-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015, 2022
	Ties: 2005, 2014, 2019
May 1937–Jan 1938 9-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1940, 2014
Apr 1937–Jan 1938 10-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1949
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1967, 1989, 1990, 2013
Mar 1937–Jan 1938 11-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1993, 2003
Feb 1937–Jan 1938 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1968, 1982, 2001
Aug 1936–Jan 1938 18-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1911, 1915, 1925, 1947, 1961, 1965, 1970
Feb 1936–Jan 1938 24-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1950, 1957
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1945, 1961
Feb 1935–Jan 1938 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1914
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1974, 1979
Feb 1934–Jan 1938 48-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1915
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1944, 1969, 1970, 1983
Feb 1933–Jan 1938 60-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1945, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings