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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2009 1-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1940
	36.6°F (2.6°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2006
	Ties: 1896
Dec 2008–Jan 2009 2-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1984
Dec 2008–Jan 2009 2-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	1923, 2022
Nov 2008–Jan 2009 3-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1930
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2022
	Ties: 1928
Oct 2008–Jan 2009 4-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1977
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2022
	Ties: 1954, 1967, 2015, 2020
Sep 2008–Jan 2009 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1977
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2022
	Ties: 1951, 1967, 1980, 1982, 1983
Aug 2008–Jan 2009 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1977
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2022
	Ties: 1906, 1946, 1959, 1992, 2007
Jul 2008–Jan 2009 7-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	1955, 1999, 2022
	Ties: 1921, 1943, 1972, 1986
Jun 2008–Jan 2009 8-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1977
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	1935
	Ties: 1942, 1956, 2005
May 2008–Jan 2009 9-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	1935
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1919, 1952, 1959, 1963
Apr 2008–Jan 2009 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	1935
	Ties: 1910, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1961, 1963, 1972, 1991
Mar 2008–Jan 2009 11-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1918, 1977
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2013
	Ties: 1917, 1944, 1991
Feb 2008–Jan 2009 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1918
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2013
	Ties: 1917, 1963, 1986
Aug 2007–Jan 2009 18-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1918
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2013
	Ties: 1901, 2004
Feb 2007–Jan 2009 24-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1962
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1948
Feb 2006–Jan 2009 36-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1906
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2013
	Ties: 1923, 1933, 1965
Feb 2005–Jan 2009 48-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1907
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2019
	Ties: 1958, 2016
Feb 2004–Jan 2009 60-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1907, 1908, 1962
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2020
	Ties: 2007

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings