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Average Temperature Rankings, February 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1988 1-Month	18.7°F (-7.4°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
	18.7°F (-7.4°C)	22.7°F (-5.2°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1954
	Ties: 1960, 1963, 1965
Jan–Feb 1988 2-Month	17.2°F (-8.2°C)	20.2°F (-6.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
Jan–Feb 1988 2-Month	17.2°F (-8.2°C)	20.2°F (-6.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1931
Dec 1987–Feb 1988 3-Month	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2002
	Ties: 1991
Nov 1987–Feb 1988 4-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2002
	Ties: 1896, 1926, 1991
Oct 1987–Feb 1988 5-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2002
	Ties: 1916, 1927, 1946, 2003
Sep 1987–Feb 1988 6-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
	35.4°F (1.9°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1933, 1949, 1975
Aug 1987–Feb 1988 7-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2002, 2017
	Ties: 1926
Jul 1987–Feb 1988 8-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2002
	Ties: 1896, 1927, 1956
Jun 1987–Feb 1988 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904
Jun 1987–Feb 1988 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
May 1987–Feb 1988 10-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918, 1936
May 1987–Feb 1988 10-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2017
Apr 1987–Feb 1988 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
Apr 1987–Feb 1988 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932, 2002
Mar 1987–Feb 1988 12-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1923
Sep 1986–Feb 1988 18-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
Sep 1986–Feb 1988 18-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Mar 1986–Feb 1988 24-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1923, 2007
Mar 1985–Feb 1988 36-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
Mar 1985–Feb 1988 36-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
Mar 1984–Feb 1988 48-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2002
	Ties: 1925, 1945, 1993
Mar 1983–Feb 1988 60-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1907, 1908, 1920, 1963, 1997
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1935
	Ties: 1940, 1945, 2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings