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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1979 1-Month	16.1°F (-8.8°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-10.1°F (-5.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1937, 1949
January 1979 1-Month	16.1°F (-8.8°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	-10.1°F (-5.6°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1953
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	19.3°F (-7.1°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	-7.8°F (-4.4°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	19.3°F (-7.1°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	-7.8°F (-4.4°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	-6.6°F (-3.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	-6.6°F (-3.7°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1917
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1986
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917, 1949
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1949
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1910
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1928, 1963, 1987
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913, 1950, 1957
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1909, 1934, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1980, 1984, 1987
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1914
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1938, 1974
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1930
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1908, 1947, 1959, 1960, 1973, 1976, 1980

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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