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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1971 1-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1937, 1949
	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1953
	Ties: 1938, 1970
Dec 1970–Jan 1971 2-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1945
Nov 1970–Jan 1971 3-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1939, 1941
Oct 1970–Jan 1971 4-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	33.5°F (0.8°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1943
Sep 1970–Jan 1971 5-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1984
Aug 1970–Jan 1971 6-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1901
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
Jun 1970–Jan 1971 8-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
	Ties: 1943, 1948, 2001
May 1970–Jan 1971 9-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1966, 2001, 2011
Apr 1970–Jan 1971 10-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917, 1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1933, 1977, 1983
Mar 1970–Jan 1971 11-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1914, 1946, 1947, 1983, 1984
Feb 1970–Jan 1971 12-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1945, 1951, 1984
Aug 1969–Jan 1971 18-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 1946, 2009
Feb 1969–Jan 1971 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1913, 1950, 1957
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1963, 1978, 1983, 2012
Feb 1968–Jan 1971 36-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1914
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1962, 1967, 1984
Feb 1967–Jan 1971 48-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1915
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1967, 1968
Feb 1966–Jan 1971 60-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1938, 1945, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1982, 1984

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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