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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2018

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2018 1-Month	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1977
	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1950
	Ties: 1897, 1976
Dec 2017–Jan 2018 2-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1918
	32.9°F (0.5°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
	Ties: 1946, 1969
Nov 2017–Jan 2018 3-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
	Ties: 1944, 1985
Oct 2017–Jan 2018 4-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
Oct 2017–Jan 2018 4-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
Sep 2017–Jan 2018 5-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
	Ties: 1931, 1980
Aug 2017–Jan 2018 6-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1925, 1973
Jul 2017–Jan 2018 7-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
Jul 2017–Jan 2018 7-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
Jun 2017–Jan 2018 8-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1929, 1981, 1998, 2004
May 2017–Jan 2018 9-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
	Ties: 1958, 1966
Apr 2017–Jan 2018 10-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1932
	Ties: 1988
Mar 2017–Jan 2018 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1918
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 1955, 1986, 1988
Feb 2017–Jan 2018 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1918
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 1919
Aug 2016–Jan 2018 18-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1918
Aug 2016–Jan 2018 18-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
Feb 2016–Jan 2018 24-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1918
Feb 2016–Jan 2018 24-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	1923
Feb 2015–Jan 2018 36-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1979
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 2020, 2021
Feb 2014–Jan 2018 48-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1980
Feb 2014–Jan 2018 48-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2020
Feb 2013–Jan 2018 60-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1981
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1932, 1943, 1947, 1956, 2004, 2005, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings