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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1988 1-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1978
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
Nov 1987–Jan 1988 3-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	33.3°F (0.7°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1966, 1978, 1984
Oct 1987–Jan 1988 4-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1917, 1965
Sep 1987–Jan 1988 5-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1946, 1990
Aug 1987–Jan 1988 6-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1915, 1946, 1948, 1956
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905, 1918
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1917, 1948, 1964
Jun 1987–Jan 1988 8-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1904
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1900, 1924, 1964
May 1987–Jan 1988 9-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1919, 1939, 1944, 1966, 1979
Apr 1987–Jan 1988 10-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1951, 1969, 2004
Mar 1987–Jan 1988 11-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1969, 1985
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1934, 1938, 1948, 1981, 1994
Feb 1986–Jan 1988 24-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1978
Feb 1985–Jan 1988 36-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1906
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1995
Feb 1984–Jan 1988 48-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1908
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2022
	Ties: 1934, 1951, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1996
Feb 1983–Jan 1988 60-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1908
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1952, 1957, 1958, 1976, 1978, 1991

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings