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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1900

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1900 1-Month	35.6°F (2.0°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	35.6°F (2.0°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1950
	Ties: 1972, 1992
Dec 1899–Jan 1900 2-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
Dec 1899–Jan 1900 2-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1932
Nov 1899–Jan 1900 3-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1932
	Ties: 2019
Oct 1899–Jan 1900 4-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
Oct 1899–Jan 1900 4-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1932
Sep 1899–Jan 1900 5-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
Sep 1899–Jan 1900 5-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1932
Aug 1899–Jan 1900 6-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1932
	Ties: 1933, 1935, 1995
Jul 1899–Jan 1900 7-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1932
	Ties: 1903, 1913, 1919, 1992
Jun 1899–Jan 1900 8-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	1932
	Ties: 1909, 1920, 1933, 1992
May 1899–Jan 1900 9-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1932
	Ties: 2000, 2005, 2022
Apr 1899–Jan 1900 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1932
	Ties: 1949
Mar 1899–Jan 1900 11-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1943, 1954, 2007
Feb 1899–Jan 1900 12-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1918
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1940, 1944, 2001
Aug 1898–Jan 1900 18-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1918
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1930, 1946, 1995
Feb 1898–Jan 1900 24-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	1923
	Ties: 1909, 1913, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1948, 1972, 1991, 1996
Feb 1897–Jan 1900 36-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1979
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2019
	Ties: 1901, 1916, 1928, 1943, 2010
Feb 1896–Jan 1900 48-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1980
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1926, 1938, 1988, 1994, 2016
Feb 1895–Jan 1900 60-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1981
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1903, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1917, 1930, 1931, 1960, 1976, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings