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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1897 1-Month	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1977
	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1950
	Ties: 1976, 2018
Dec 1896–Jan 1897 2-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1918
Dec 1896–Jan 1897 2-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1932
Nov 1896–Jan 1897 3-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1932
	Ties: 1917, 1958
Oct 1896–Jan 1897 4-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1932
	Ties: 1927
Sep 1896–Jan 1897 5-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1932
	Ties: 1967, 1997
Aug 1896–Jan 1897 6-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1932
	Ties: 1911, 1926, 1966, 1981, 2011, 2015
Jul 1896–Jan 1897 7-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1932
	Ties: 1946, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1993
Jun 1896–Jan 1897 8-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1932
	Ties: 1946
May 1896–Jan 1897 9-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1932
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1952, 1965
Apr 1896–Jan 1897 10-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1932
	Ties: 1898, 1913, 1943, 1954, 1955, 1960
Mar 1896–Jan 1897 11-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1918
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1928, 1956, 1957, 1989
Feb 1896–Jan 1897 12-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1918
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1965, 1983, 1986
Aug 1895–Jan 1897 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1918
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1936, 1989, 2011
Feb 1895–Jan 1897 24-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1918
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1923
	Ties: 1930

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings