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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1979 1-Month	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	-5.8°F (-3.2°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1937
January 1979 1-Month	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	-5.8°F (-3.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2003
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	23.6°F (-4.7°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-5.4°F (-3.0°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	23.6°F (-4.7°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-5.4°F (-3.0°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2003
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	33.9°F (1.1°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1924, 1933
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1910
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1931
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
	Ties: 1912, 1937, 1973
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
	Ties: 1912, 1924, 1931
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
	Ties: 1924
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1949
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1952, 1985
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1949
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1952
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1935
	Ties: 1901, 1922, 1952, 1962, 1968
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1954, 1955
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1914
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1902, 1939, 1970, 1971
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1957, 1967, 1985
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1928, 1954, 1970, 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings