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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1956

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1956 1-Month	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	7.8°F (4.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1937
January 1956 1-Month	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	7.8°F (4.4°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2003
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	6.4°F (3.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1979
Dec 1955–Jan 1956 2-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	22.0°F (-5.6°C)	6.4°F (3.6°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1981
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1932
Nov 1955–Jan 1956 3-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2018
Oct 1955–Jan 1956 4-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	33.2°F (0.7°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1938
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913
Sep 1955–Jan 1956 5-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
Aug 1955–Jan 1956 6-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1938, 2009
Jul 1955–Jan 1956 7-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1938, 2012, 2013
Jun 1955–Jan 1956 8-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2022
	Ties: 1940, 1964, 2005
May 1955–Jan 1956 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1913
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
	Ties: 1989, 2012
Apr 1955–Jan 1956 10-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1913
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1953, 1967, 1970, 1993
Mar 1955–Jan 1956 11-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1922, 2010
Feb 1955–Jan 1956 12-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1923, 1928, 1942, 1950, 1953, 1973, 1983, 1994
Aug 1954–Jan 1956 18-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1946, 1952, 1962, 1965, 1975, 1977
Feb 1954–Jan 1956 24-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1913, 1914
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1942, 1992, 1994
Feb 1953–Jan 1956 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1914
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1955, 1960
Feb 1952–Jan 1956 48-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1899
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1943, 1980
Feb 1951–Jan 1956 60-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1900, 1917
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1948, 1967, 1986, 1988

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings