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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1961 1-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	3.9°F (2.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1937, 1949
	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	3.9°F (2.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1953
	Ties: 2016
Dec 1960–Jan 1961 2-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1948
Nov 1960–Jan 1961 3-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1997
Oct 1960–Jan 1961 4-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	34.6°F (1.4°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1963, 1976
Sep 1960–Jan 1961 5-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	39.1°F (3.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1963, 1966, 1976
Aug 1960–Jan 1961 6-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1948, 1963
Jul 1960–Jan 1961 7-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1975, 2011
Jun 1960–Jan 1961 8-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2022
	Ties: 1980, 2006, 2009
May 1960–Jan 1961 9-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1948, 1954, 1958, 1978
Apr 1960–Jan 1961 10-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917, 1949
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1958, 1964, 1996
Mar 1960–Jan 1961 11-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1996, 2001
Feb 1960–Jan 1961 12-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1962, 1970, 1997, 2009
Aug 1959–Jan 1961 18-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1911, 1915, 1925, 1938, 1947, 1965
Feb 1959–Jan 1961 24-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913, 1950, 1957
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1945
Feb 1958–Jan 1961 36-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1914
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1969
Feb 1957–Jan 1961 48-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1915
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1962, 1997, 2013
Feb 1956–Jan 1961 60-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1929, 1940, 1964, 1967

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings