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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1898 1-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1940
January 1898 1-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2006
Dec 1897–Jan 1898 2-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1984
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1923, 2022
	Ties: 1903, 1913, 1917, 1929, 1974, 1990
Nov 1897–Jan 1898 3-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1930
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2022
	Ties: 1897, 1951, 1964, 1969, 1980
Oct 1897–Jan 1898 4-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1977
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1902, 1980, 1982
Sep 1897–Jan 1898 5-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1977
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 2015
Aug 1897–Jan 1898 6-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1977
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1945, 1974, 1996
Jul 1897–Jan 1898 7-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1977
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1955, 1999, 2022
	Ties: 1908, 1910, 1983
Jun 1897–Jan 1898 8-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1977
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1935
	Ties: 1966, 1978, 1982, 2003
May 1897–Jan 1898 9-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1935
	Ties: 1942, 1945, 1956, 1992, 2003, 2015
Apr 1897–Jan 1898 10-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1935
	Ties: 1986, 2015
Mar 1897–Jan 1898 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1918, 1977
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2013
	Ties: 1919, 1950, 2001, 2003
Feb 1897–Jan 1898 12-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1918
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2013
	Ties: 1933, 1940, 1956, 1991, 2003
Aug 1896–Jan 1898 18-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1915, 1917, 1943, 1966, 1967, 1997, 2011
Feb 1896–Jan 1898 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1962
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1941, 1987, 1996, 2011
Feb 1895–Jan 1898 36-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1906
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1921, 1975, 1990, 1995

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings