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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1944

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1944 1-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	9.8°F (5.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1937
January 1944 1-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	9.8°F (5.4°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2006
Dec 1943–Jan 1944 2-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	7.3°F (4.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1979
Dec 1943–Jan 1944 2-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	7.3°F (4.1°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1992, 2021
Nov 1943–Jan 1944 3-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	4.8°F (2.6°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1979
	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	4.8°F (2.6°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1908, 1987
Oct 1943–Jan 1944 4-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1912
	32.7°F (0.4°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2000
	Ties: 1964
Sep 1943–Jan 1944 5-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1897
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2006
	Ties: 1958, 1998
Aug 1943–Jan 1944 6-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1912
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2006
	Ties: 1981
Jul 1943–Jan 1944 7-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1912
Jul 1943–Jan 1944 7-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2006
Jun 1943–Jan 1944 8-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1952
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
	Ties: 1999, 2003, 2007
May 1943–Jan 1944 9-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1952
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
	Ties: 1953, 1988, 1995, 2003
Apr 1943–Jan 1944 10-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1952
Apr 1943–Jan 1944 10-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2006
Mar 1943–Jan 1944 11-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1952
Mar 1943–Jan 1944 11-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
Feb 1943–Jan 1944 12-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1918
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1922, 2001
Aug 1942–Jan 1944 18-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1918
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1914, 1945, 1959, 1962
Feb 1942–Jan 1944 24-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1952
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2007
	Ties: 1931, 1959, 1996
Feb 1941–Jan 1944 36-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1918
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2007, 2008, 2018
	Ties: 1982
Feb 1940–Jan 1944 48-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1918
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2008
	Ties: 2000, 2015
Feb 1939–Jan 1944 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1920
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2008
	Ties: 2022

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings