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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1959 1-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	4.9°F (2.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1937
January 1959 1-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	4.9°F (2.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2003
Dec 1958–Jan 1959 2-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	5.7°F (3.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
Dec 1958–Jan 1959 2-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	5.7°F (3.2°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2003
Nov 1958–Jan 1959 3-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	35.8°F (2.1°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1951
Oct 1958–Jan 1959 4-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1918
Sep 1958–Jan 1959 5-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1978, 2021, 2022
Aug 1958–Jan 1959 6-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Aug 1958–Jan 1959 6-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Jul 1958–Jan 1959 7-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 2009
Jun 1958–Jan 1959 8-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2022
	Ties: 2002
May 1958–Jan 1959 9-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 2003, 2019
Apr 1958–Jan 1959 10-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
	Ties: 1911, 1938, 1941, 2004, 2017
Mar 1958–Jan 1959 11-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1934, 2001, 2009
Feb 1958–Jan 1959 12-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1982, 1997
Aug 1957–Jan 1959 18-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1935
	Ties: 1996, 2006, 2007
Feb 1957–Jan 1959 24-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1981, 1991
Feb 1956–Jan 1959 36-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1914
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1955, 1969, 1981
Feb 1955–Jan 1959 48-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1956
Feb 1954–Jan 1959 60-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1931, 1955, 1965, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings