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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1950 1-Month	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1937
	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2003
	Ties: 1903, 1926, 1966
Dec 1949–Jan 1950 2-Month	21.3°F (-5.9°C)	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1979
Dec 1949–Jan 1950 2-Month	21.3°F (-5.9°C)	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1981
Nov 1949–Jan 1950 3-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1932
Nov 1949–Jan 1950 3-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
Oct 1949–Jan 1950 4-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1944, 1960, 1980
Sep 1949–Jan 1950 5-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	36.2°F (2.3°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1997
Aug 1949–Jan 1950 6-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1983
Jul 1949–Jan 1950 7-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1947, 1983, 2007
Jun 1949–Jan 1950 8-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2022
	Ties: 1983, 1988
May 1949–Jan 1950 9-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2022
	Ties: 1947, 1971, 1977, 1987
Apr 1949–Jan 1950 10-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2022
	Ties: 1980
Mar 1949–Jan 1950 11-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1951, 1960, 1988
Feb 1949–Jan 1950 12-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1923, 1928, 1942, 1953, 1956, 1973, 1983, 1994
Aug 1948–Jan 1950 18-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1953, 1980
Feb 1948–Jan 1950 24-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913, 1914
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1933, 1966
Feb 1947–Jan 1950 36-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1914
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1967, 1975, 1985
Feb 1946–Jan 1950 48-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1946
Feb 1945–Jan 1950 60-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1900, 1917
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2019
	Ties: 1929, 1949, 1972, 1973

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings