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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1960 1-Month	19.5°F (-6.9°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1937
	19.5°F (-6.9°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2003
	Ties: 2007
Dec 1959–Jan 1960 2-Month	23.1°F (-4.9°C)	22.1°F (-5.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1979
	23.1°F (-4.9°C)	22.1°F (-5.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1981
	Ties: 1905
Nov 1959–Jan 1960 3-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1932
	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1947, 2007
Oct 1959–Jan 1960 4-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1944, 1950, 1980
Sep 1959–Jan 1960 5-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1936, 1948, 1983, 1988
Aug 1959–Jan 1960 6-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1947, 1948, 1971, 1987, 1993, 2010
Jul 1959–Jan 1960 7-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1977, 1992, 2010
Jun 1959–Jan 1960 8-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2022
	Ties: 1922
May 1959–Jan 1960 9-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2022
	Ties: 1922, 1927, 1951, 1975, 1980
Apr 1959–Jan 1960 10-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2022
	Ties: 1923, 1951
Mar 1959–Jan 1960 11-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1950, 1951, 1988
Feb 1959–Jan 1960 12-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1951, 1961, 1967, 1986
Aug 1958–Jan 1960 18-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 2012
Feb 1958–Jan 1960 24-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913, 1914
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1941, 1955, 1978
Feb 1957–Jan 1960 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1914
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1955, 1956
Feb 1956–Jan 1960 48-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1899
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1957, 1988
Feb 1955–Jan 1960 60-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1900, 1917
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1935, 1940, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1965

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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