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Pacific Northwest Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1942 1-Month	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1937, 1949
January 1942 1-Month	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1953
Dec 1941–Jan 1942 2-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
Dec 1941–Jan 1942 2-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
Nov 1941–Jan 1942 3-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1965, 1987
Oct 1941–Jan 1942 4-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	33.8°F (1.0°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1977, 2007, 2010
Sep 1941–Jan 1942 5-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1956
Aug 1941–Jan 1942 6-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1933
Jul 1941–Jan 1942 7-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1987, 2001
Jun 1941–Jan 1942 8-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
	Ties: 1897, 1901, 1921, 1993
May 1941–Jan 1942 9-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1962, 1983
Apr 1941–Jan 1942 10-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1949
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1944, 1963
Mar 1941–Jan 1942 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1954
Feb 1941–Jan 1942 12-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1975, 1980, 2000, 2010
Aug 1940–Jan 1942 18-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1964, 1996, 2010
Feb 1940–Jan 1942 24-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1913, 1950, 1957
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1959, 1988
Feb 1939–Jan 1942 36-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1914
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2017
	Ties: 1941, 2004, 2007, 2021
Feb 1938–Jan 1942 48-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1915
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1990
Feb 1937–Jan 1942 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings