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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1920 1-Month	16.4°F (-8.7°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1937
January 1920 1-Month	16.4°F (-8.7°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006
Dec 1919–Jan 1920 2-Month	15.5°F (-9.2°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1979
	15.5°F (-9.2°C)	17.4°F (-8.1°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1992, 2021
	Ties: 1963
Nov 1919–Jan 1920 3-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1979
Nov 1919–Jan 1920 3-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
Oct 1919–Jan 1920 4-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-5.4°F (-3.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
Oct 1919–Jan 1920 4-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	-5.4°F (-3.0°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2000
Sep 1919–Jan 1920 5-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1897
	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006
	Ties: 1918
Aug 1919–Jan 1920 6-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-3.2°F (-1.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
Aug 1919–Jan 1920 6-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-3.2°F (-1.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006
Jul 1919–Jan 1920 7-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
Jul 1919–Jan 1920 7-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006
Jun 1919–Jan 1920 8-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1952
Jun 1919–Jan 1920 8-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2022
May 1919–Jan 1920 9-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1952
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2022
	Ties: 1946, 2010
Apr 1919–Jan 1920 10-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1952
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006
	Ties: 1904, 1929
Mar 1919–Jan 1920 11-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1952
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2013
	Ties: 1904, 1936, 2010
Feb 1919–Jan 1920 12-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Feb 1919–Jan 1920 12-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2013
Aug 1918–Jan 1920 18-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2013
	Ties: 1903, 1971
Feb 1918–Jan 1920 24-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1952
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2007
	Ties: 1903, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
Feb 1917–Jan 1920 36-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1900, 1906, 1930
Feb 1916–Jan 1920 48-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2008
	Ties: 1899
Feb 1915–Jan 1920 60-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Feb 1915–Jan 1920 60-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2008

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