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California River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1899

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1899 1-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1937
January 1899 1-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2014
Dec 1898–Jan 1899 2-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1977, 2002, 2013
Nov 1898–Jan 1899 3-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
	Ties: 1945
Oct 1898–Jan 1899 4-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1948, 1971
Sep 1898–Jan 1899 5-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1950, 1969
Aug 1898–Jan 1899 6-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1971
Jul 1898–Jan 1899 7-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1922
Jun 1898–Jan 1899 8-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1985
May 1898–Jan 1899 9-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1925, 1929, 1964, 1969
Apr 1898–Jan 1899 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1943, 1950, 1968, 1971
Mar 1898–Jan 1899 11-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1933, 1950, 1973, 1977
Feb 1898–Jan 1899 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1902, 1930, 1955, 1977, 1979
Aug 1897–Jan 1899 18-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1913
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1903, 1926, 1945, 1973, 1974
Feb 1897–Jan 1899 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1913
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1912, 1923, 1946
Feb 1896–Jan 1899 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1914
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1916, 1920, 1957, 1966
Feb 1895–Jan 1899 48-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1925, 1926, 1957

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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