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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1896 1-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1937
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2014
	Ties: 2021
Dec 1895–Jan 1896 2-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1923, 1974
Nov 1895–Jan 1896 3-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1924, 1926, 1936, 1965, 1968, 2001
Oct 1895–Jan 1896 4-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1961
Sep 1895–Jan 1896 5-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1928, 1971, 1974
Aug 1895–Jan 1896 6-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1909, 1950
Jul 1895–Jan 1896 7-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1957, 1979
Jun 1895–Jan 1896 8-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1909, 1932, 1945
May 1895–Jan 1896 9-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1957
Apr 1895–Jan 1896 10-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1904, 1928, 1933
Mar 1895–Jan 1896 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1928, 1954, 1957, 1965, 1999
Feb 1895–Jan 1896 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1907, 1914, 1928, 1933, 1942, 1952

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings