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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1937, 1949
January 1972 1-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1953
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1909, 1913
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1923, 1931, 1950, 1960, 1969
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1925, 1947
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
	35.9°F (2.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1929, 1957
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1947, 1960, 1969
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1949
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1915
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1929, 1956, 1960
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917, 1949
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1916, 1929, 1969
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1930, 1952, 1986
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1949
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1923, 1924
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1937
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	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: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1920, 1925, 1933, 1966
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1914
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1933, 1934, 1947, 1977
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1926, 1953, 1956, 1974, 1985
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1946, 1954, 1955, 1975, 1985, 1988

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings