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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1997 1-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1937, 1949
	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1953
	Ties: 1903
Dec 1996–Jan 1997 2-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1965, 1980
Nov 1996–Jan 1997 3-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1961
Oct 1996–Jan 1997 4-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
	34.2°F (1.2°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1919, 1980
Sep 1996–Jan 1997 5-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1943, 1955, 1983
Aug 1996–Jan 1997 6-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1914, 1943, 1976
Jul 1996–Jan 1997 7-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1945, 1966, 1976, 2008
Jun 1996–Jan 1997 8-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1949
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2022
	Ties: 2008
May 1996–Jan 1997 9-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1911
Apr 1996–Jan 1997 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917, 1949
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1951, 1966, 1974
Mar 1996–Jan 1997 11-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1949
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1919
Feb 1996–Jan 1997 12-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1949
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1961, 1962, 1970, 2009
Aug 1995–Jan 1997 18-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 2011
Feb 1995–Jan 1997 24-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913, 1950, 1957
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1998, 2001
Feb 1994–Jan 1997 36-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1914
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1982, 1994, 2002, 2009, 2014
Feb 1993–Jan 1997 48-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1915
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1961, 1962, 2013
Feb 1992–Jan 1997 60-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1943, 1995, 2001, 2010

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings