Regional Rankings

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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1998 1-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	5.6°F (3.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1937
January 1998 1-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	5.6°F (3.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2003
Dec 1997–Jan 1998 2-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1949
	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2003
	Ties: 1982
Nov 1997–Jan 1998 3-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
	33.9°F (1.1°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1905
Oct 1997–Jan 1998 4-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1963, 2012
Sep 1997–Jan 1998 5-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1990, 2013, 2017
Aug 1997–Jan 1998 6-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1954, 1980, 2017
Jul 1997–Jan 1998 7-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1964, 1967, 1970, 2008
Jun 1997–Jan 1998 8-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2022
	Ties: 1967, 1989
May 1997–Jan 1998 9-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2022
	Ties: 1918, 1927, 1951, 1967, 1995
Apr 1997–Jan 1998 10-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2022
	Ties: 1970, 1980
Mar 1997–Jan 1998 11-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1949
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1978, 2006
Feb 1997–Jan 1998 12-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1949
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1990, 2000
Aug 1996–Jan 1998 18-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1913
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1935
	Ties: 1960, 1981, 2000
Feb 1996–Jan 1998 24-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1913
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2016
	Ties: 1941
Feb 1995–Jan 1998 36-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1914
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017, 2018
	Ties: 2009
Feb 1994–Jan 1998 48-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1915
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2008
Feb 1993–Jan 1998 60-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2019
	Ties: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings