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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1941

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1941 1-Month	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	17.7°F (-7.9°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1912
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2006
	Ties: 1898
Dec 1940–Jan 1941 2-Month	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	20.2°F (-6.6°C)	3.8°F (2.2°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2002
	Ties: 2003
Nov 1940–Jan 1941 3-Month	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2002
Oct 1940–Jan 1941 4-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2002
	Ties: 1998
Sep 1940–Jan 1941 5-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1983, 2021
Aug 1940–Jan 1941 6-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918, 1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1980, 1983, 2005, 2013
Jul 1940–Jan 1941 7-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1921
Jun 1940–Jan 1941 8-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1981, 2007
May 1940–Jan 1941 9-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1932
	Ties: 1902, 1921, 1955
Apr 1940–Jan 1941 10-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1932
	Ties: 1947, 1995, 2018
Mar 1940–Jan 1941 11-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2013
	Ties: 1900, 1915, 1949, 1957
Feb 1940–Jan 1941 12-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2013
	Ties: 1928
Aug 1939–Jan 1941 18-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2013
	Ties: 1920, 1975
Feb 1939–Jan 1941 24-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1952
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1932
	Ties: 1902, 1958
Feb 1938–Jan 1941 36-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1933, 2018
	Ties: 1924, 1935, 2003
Feb 1937–Jan 1941 48-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1934, 2002
	Ties: 1957, 2021
Feb 1936–Jan 1941 60-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1935
	Ties: 1924, 1939, 1957, 1993, 2013, 2015

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/