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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1966 1-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1937, 1949
	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1953
	Ties: 1899, 2002
Dec 1965–Jan 1966 2-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
	Ties: 1974, 2010
Nov 1965–Jan 1966 3-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1951, 1953
Oct 1965–Jan 1966 4-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1990, 2005
Sep 1965–Jan 1966 5-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	39.1°F (3.9°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1963, 1976
Aug 1965–Jan 1966 6-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1945, 1970, 1994
Jul 1965–Jan 1966 7-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1945, 1976, 1997, 2008
Jun 1965–Jan 1966 8-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2022
	Ties: 1926, 1927, 1958, 1982, 1987, 2017
May 1965–Jan 1966 9-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2015
	Ties: 1971, 2001, 2011
Apr 1965–Jan 1966 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917, 1949
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1951, 1974, 1997
Mar 1965–Jan 1966 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1931, 1945, 2012
Feb 1965–Jan 1966 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1919
Aug 1964–Jan 1966 18-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1944
Feb 1964–Jan 1966 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1913, 1950, 1957
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1920, 1925, 1933, 1972
Feb 1963–Jan 1966 36-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1914
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1965
Feb 1962–Jan 1966 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1915
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1934, 1939, 1955, 1963, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1988
Feb 1961–Jan 1966 60-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1948, 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings