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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1953 1-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	10.0°F (5.5°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1937, 1949
January 1953 1-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	10.0°F (5.5°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1953
Dec 1952–Jan 1953 2-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	5.6°F (3.1°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
Dec 1952–Jan 1953 2-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	5.6°F (3.1°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Nov 1952–Jan 1953 3-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1934
	Ties: 1951, 1966
Oct 1952–Jan 1953 4-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1954, 1959, 1967
Sep 1952–Jan 1953 5-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1954
Aug 1952–Jan 1953 6-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1992, 1999
Jul 1952–Jan 1953 7-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 2013, 2019
Jun 1952–Jan 1953 8-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015, 2022
	Ties: 1992, 2002, 2013
May 1952–Jan 1953 9-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1998
Apr 1952–Jan 1953 10-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917, 1949
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 2014
Mar 1952–Jan 1953 11-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1911, 2020
Feb 1952–Jan 1953 12-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1942, 1975, 1980, 2000, 2010
Aug 1951–Jan 1953 18-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1974, 1976
Feb 1951–Jan 1953 24-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913, 1950, 1957
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1909, 1934, 1944, 1947, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1987
Feb 1950–Jan 1953 36-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1914
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1908, 1945, 1946, 1978
Feb 1949–Jan 1953 48-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1926, 1956, 1972, 1974, 1985
Feb 1948–Jan 1953 60-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1900, 1915, 1918, 1921

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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