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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1998 1-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1940
January 1998 1-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2006
Dec 1997–Jan 1998 2-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1984
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1923
	Ties: 1901, 1976
Nov 1997–Jan 1998 3-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1930
	39.3°F (4.1°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2022
	Ties: 2015, 2019
Oct 1997–Jan 1998 4-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2022
	Ties: 1953, 1958
Sep 1997–Jan 1998 5-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
	Ties: 1902, 1909, 1943
Aug 1997–Jan 1998 6-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2022
	Ties: 1940, 1961, 1976, 1986, 1991
Jul 1997–Jan 1998 7-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1955, 1999, 2022
	Ties: 1927, 1944, 1958, 1978, 1982
Jun 1997–Jan 1998 8-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1977
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1935
	Ties: 1917, 1921, 1983
May 1997–Jan 1998 9-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1935
	Ties: 1906, 1909, 1926, 1976, 1985
Apr 1997–Jan 1998 10-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1977
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1935
	Ties: 1908, 1920, 1929, 1946, 1968, 1969
Mar 1997–Jan 1998 11-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918, 1977
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2013
	Ties: 1921, 1949, 1960, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1996, 2014
Feb 1997–Jan 1998 12-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2013
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1946
Aug 1996–Jan 1998 18-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2013
	Ties: 1927, 1978
Feb 1996–Jan 1998 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1962
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2013
	Ties: 1915, 1920, 1926, 1950, 1976, 1978, 1990, 1991, 2015
Feb 1995–Jan 1998 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1906
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2013
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1927, 1952, 1968, 1994, 1996
Feb 1994–Jan 1998 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2019
	Ties: 1913, 1926, 1928, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995
Feb 1993–Jan 1998 60-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907, 1908, 1962
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1928, 1930, 1953, 1983, 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings