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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1983

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1983 1-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	6.4°F (3.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1937, 1949
January 1983 1-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	6.4°F (3.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1953
Dec 1982–Jan 1983 2-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1949
	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1939, 1941, 2019
Nov 1982–Jan 1983 3-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1949
	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1963, 1964
Oct 1982–Jan 1983 4-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	34.0°F (1.1°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1934
	Ties: 1944, 1955, 1968, 1974
Sep 1982–Jan 1983 5-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1943, 1955, 1997
Aug 1982–Jan 1983 6-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1974
Jul 1982–Jan 1983 7-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1977
Jun 1982–Jan 1983 8-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015, 2022
	Ties: 1963
May 1982–Jan 1983 9-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1942, 1962
Apr 1982–Jan 1983 10-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917, 1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1933, 1971, 1977
Mar 1982–Jan 1983 11-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1914, 1946, 1947, 1971, 1984
Feb 1982–Jan 1983 12-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1950
Aug 1981–Jan 1983 18-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1908, 1936, 1984
Feb 1981–Jan 1983 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	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: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1963, 1971, 1978, 2012
Feb 1980–Jan 1983 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1914
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
	Ties: 1959, 1964, 1988
Feb 1979–Jan 1983 48-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1915
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1938, 1944, 1969, 1970
Feb 1978–Jan 1983 60-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1937, 1969, 1978, 1981

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings