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Arkansas-White-Red Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1966 1-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	-4.8°F (-2.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1940
	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	-4.8°F (-2.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2006
	Ties: 1962
Dec 1965–Jan 1966 2-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1984
	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1923, 2022
	Ties: 1896, 1969, 1996, 2008
Nov 1965–Jan 1966 3-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1930
	41.1°F (5.1°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
	Ties: 1981
Oct 1965–Jan 1966 4-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1977
Oct 1965–Jan 1966 4-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
Sep 1965–Jan 1966 5-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1977
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2022
	Ties: 1916, 1921, 1942
Aug 1965–Jan 1966 6-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1977
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2022
	Ties: 1908, 1931, 1953
Jul 1965–Jan 1966 7-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1977
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1955, 1999, 2022
	Ties: 1937, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1956
Jun 1965–Jan 1966 8-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1977
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1935
	Ties: 1898, 1978, 1982, 2003
May 1965–Jan 1966 9-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1977
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1935
	Ties: 1931, 1941, 2005
Apr 1965–Jan 1966 10-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1977
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1935
	Ties: 1897, 1922, 1953, 1978
Mar 1965–Jan 1966 11-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1918, 1977
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1910, 1912, 1915, 1942, 1972, 1983
Feb 1965–Jan 1966 12-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1918
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1943, 1968, 1988
Aug 1964–Jan 1966 18-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1918
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1898, 1903, 1910, 1915, 1917, 1943, 1967, 1997, 2011
Feb 1964–Jan 1966 24-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1962
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1902, 1910, 1942, 1944, 1983
Feb 1963–Jan 1966 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1906
Feb 1963–Jan 1966 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
Feb 1962–Jan 1966 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1907
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1967, 2010
Feb 1961–Jan 1966 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1907, 1908, 1962
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1911, 1924, 1932, 1944, 1945, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1995

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings