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Arkansas-White-Red Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1988 1-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1940
January 1988 1-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2006
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1984
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1923, 2022
Nov 1987–Jan 1988 3-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1930
	38.1°F (3.4°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2022
	Ties: 1929, 1970
Oct 1987–Jan 1988 4-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2022
	Ties: 1904, 1925, 1993, 2014
Sep 1987–Jan 1988 5-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2022
	Ties: 1904, 1944, 1970
Aug 1987–Jan 1988 6-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2022
	Ties: 1896, 1904, 1924, 1949
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1955, 1999, 2022
	Ties: 1904, 1925, 1926, 1960, 1975, 1979
Jun 1987–Jan 1988 8-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1935
	Ties: 1912, 1951
May 1987–Jan 1988 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1935
	Ties: 1908, 1912, 1949, 1970, 1975, 1980
Apr 1987–Jan 1988 10-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1935
	Ties: 1921, 1958, 1980, 1985, 1990
Mar 1987–Jan 1988 11-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918, 1977
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1929
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1943, 1966, 1968
Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1921, 1971, 1973, 1993
Feb 1986–Jan 1988 24-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1962
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1909, 1924, 1929, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1993
Feb 1985–Jan 1988 36-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1906
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2013
	Ties: 1942, 1948, 1982, 1992, 1997
Feb 1984–Jan 1988 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1907
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2019
	Ties: 1913, 1926, 1928, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998
Feb 1983–Jan 1988 60-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1907, 1908, 1962
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1964, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1994, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings