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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1937
January 1972 1-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2003
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1949
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2003
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1957
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1962
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1942, 1985
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1910
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1910
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1906
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1935
	Ties: 1899, 1925
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1973, 1985
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1914
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1912, 1931, 1932, 1945, 1957, 1958, 1967
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1915
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1958, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2019
	Ties: 1905, 1911, 1932, 1958, 1968, 1969

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings