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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1937, 1949
	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1953
	Ties: 1926, 1968
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1934
	Ties: 1903, 1968, 1977
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	35.5°F (1.9°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1951
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1975, 2004
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1988, 2006, 2009
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1941, 1998, 2006, 2012
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2022
	Ties: 1967, 2000
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 2013
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917, 1949
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1938, 1967, 1990, 2013
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 2013, 2017
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1927
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1988, 2006
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1913, 1950, 1957
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1941, 2006
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1914
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 2020
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1915
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 2011
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1936

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings