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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1939

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1939 1-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1937, 1949
January 1939 1-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1953
Dec 1938–Jan 1939 2-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1934
	Ties: 1941, 1983, 2019
Nov 1938–Jan 1939 3-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1941, 1971
Oct 1938–Jan 1939 4-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1934
	Ties: 1958, 2014
Sep 1938–Jan 1939 5-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1908, 1951, 2013, 2019
Aug 1938–Jan 1939 6-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1978, 2011
Jul 1938–Jan 1939 7-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1964, 2010
Jun 1938–Jan 1939 8-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015, 2022
	Ties: 1935, 1975, 2007
May 1938–Jan 1939 9-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1992, 2010
Apr 1938–Jan 1939 10-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1949
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1981
Mar 1938–Jan 1939 11-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1981
Feb 1938–Jan 1939 12-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1968, 1982, 2001
Aug 1937–Jan 1939 18-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1940, 2000
Feb 1937–Jan 1939 24-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1913, 1950, 1957
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1960, 1994
Feb 1936–Jan 1939 36-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1914
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1948, 1963, 1976, 1980, 1981
Feb 1935–Jan 1939 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1915
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1934, 1955, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1988
Feb 1934–Jan 1939 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1935, 1962, 2012, 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings