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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2004

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2004 1-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1937, 1949
	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1953
	Ties: 1906, 1948
Dec 2003–Jan 2004 2-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Dec 2003–Jan 2004 2-Month	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1934
Nov 2003–Jan 2004 3-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
Nov 2003–Jan 2004 3-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1934
Oct 2003–Jan 2004 4-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	34.8°F (1.6°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1934
	Ties: 1945, 2012, 2013
Sep 2003–Jan 2004 5-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 1975, 1989
Aug 2003–Jan 2004 6-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 1968, 2005, 2019
Jul 2003–Jan 2004 7-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1992, 2016
Jun 2003–Jan 2004 8-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1949
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2022
	Ties: 2003
May 2003–Jan 2004 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
May 2003–Jan 2004 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Apr 2003–Jan 2004 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917, 1949
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 1988, 1999, 2003
Mar 2003–Jan 2004 11-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1949
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1940, 1988
Feb 2003–Jan 2004 12-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 1993, 1999, 2017
Aug 2002–Jan 2004 18-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2016
	Ties: 2005, 2017, 2019
Feb 2002–Jan 2004 24-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1913, 1950, 1957
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 1993, 1999, 2014
Feb 2001–Jan 2004 36-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1914
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1942, 2007, 2021
Feb 2000–Jan 2004 48-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1915
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1941, 2015
Feb 1999–Jan 2004 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1942, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003

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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