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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2009

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2009 1-Month	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1937, 1949
	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	1953
	Ties: 1896, 2011
Dec 2008–Jan 2009 2-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1987, 2007
Nov 2008–Jan 2009 3-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	1934
	Ties: 1926, 2006
Oct 2008–Jan 2009 4-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	35.1°F (1.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	1934
	Ties: 1964, 2002
Sep 2008–Jan 2009 5-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2005	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1941, 1994, 2011
Aug 2008–Jan 2009 6-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1988, 1989, 2006
Jul 2008–Jan 2009 7-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2015
	Ties: 1990
Jun 2008–Jan 2009 8-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2022
	Ties: 1961, 1980, 2006
May 2008–Jan 2009 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1964, 1970, 1981
Apr 2008–Jan 2009 10-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917, 1949
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2015
	Ties: 1991, 2001
Mar 2008–Jan 2009 11-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2016
	Ties: 1974
Feb 2008–Jan 2009 12-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1961, 1962, 1970, 1997
Aug 2007–Jan 2009 18-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 1946, 1971
Feb 2007–Jan 2009 24-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913, 1950, 1957
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2016
	Ties: 1981, 1982, 1992
Feb 2006–Jan 2009 36-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1914
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1982, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2014
Feb 2005–Jan 2009 48-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1915
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2018
	Ties: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
Feb 2004–Jan 2009 60-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1917
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2018, 2019
	Ties: 2015

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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