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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2012 1-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1937, 1949
January 2012 1-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	1953
Dec 2011–Jan 2012 2-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1949
	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1934
	Ties: 1954, 2011, 2016
Nov 2011–Jan 2012 3-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1949
Nov 2011–Jan 2012 3-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	1934
Oct 2011–Jan 2012 4-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1949
	34.8°F (1.6°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1934
	Ties: 1945, 2004, 2013
Sep 2011–Jan 2012 5-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1949
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 1996, 2002
Aug 2011–Jan 2012 6-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1949
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1998, 2013
Jul 2011–Jan 2012 7-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1949
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1941, 1989, 1998, 2006
Jun 2011–Jan 2012 8-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1949
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2022
	Ties: 1951, 1964
May 2011–Jan 2012 9-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1923, 1927, 1974, 1993
Apr 2011–Jan 2012 10-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917, 1949
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1943, 1994, 2011
Mar 2011–Jan 2012 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2016
	Ties: 1931, 1945, 1966
Feb 2011–Jan 2012 12-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1949
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2016
	Ties: 1907, 1918, 1925, 1932, 1944, 1946, 1963, 1969
Aug 2010–Jan 2012 18-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1926, 1948
Feb 2010–Jan 2012 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	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: 2011	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1963, 1971, 1978, 1983
Feb 2009–Jan 2012 36-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1914
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1955, 1970
Feb 2008–Jan 2012 48-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1915
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1937, 1981, 1982, 1984
Feb 2007–Jan 2012 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1935, 1939, 1962, 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings