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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1978 1-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1937, 1949
January 1978 1-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1953
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
Oct 1977–Jan 1978 4-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
	35.2°F (1.8°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1994, 2011
Sep 1977–Jan 1978 5-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
	39.0°F (3.9°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1944, 1948, 1970, 2010, 2020
Aug 1977–Jan 1978 6-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1939, 2011
Jul 1977–Jan 1978 7-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1982, 1988
Jun 1977–Jan 1978 8-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2022
	Ties: 1905, 1954, 1988, 1998
May 1977–Jan 1978 9-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
	Ties: 1948, 1954, 1958, 1961
Apr 1977–Jan 1978 10-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917, 1949
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1970, 1992, 2008
Mar 1977–Jan 1978 11-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1968, 1975, 1982, 1991, 2000
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
Aug 1976–Jan 1978 18-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1975
Feb 1976–Jan 1978 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	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: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1963, 1971, 1983, 2012
Feb 1975–Jan 1978 36-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1914
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1908, 1945, 1946, 1953
Feb 1974–Jan 1978 48-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1945, 1954, 1965
Feb 1973–Jan 1978 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1937, 1969, 1981, 1983

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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