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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1897 1-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1937
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2014
	Ties: 1903
Dec 1896–Jan 1897 2-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1998, 2004
Nov 1896–Jan 1897 3-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
Nov 1896–Jan 1897 3-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Oct 1896–Jan 1897 4-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1966
Sep 1896–Jan 1897 5-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1958, 1986, 2008
Aug 1896–Jan 1897 6-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1948
Jul 1896–Jan 1897 7-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1907, 1923, 1936, 1964, 1985, 1995
Jun 1896–Jan 1897 8-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1946, 1956, 1962, 1971, 1994, 1995
May 1896–Jan 1897 9-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1948, 1962, 1976
Apr 1896–Jan 1897 10-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1904, 1928, 1933
Mar 1896–Jan 1897 11-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1936, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1979
Feb 1896–Jan 1897 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1949
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1902, 1930, 1931, 1955, 1977, 1979
Aug 1895–Jan 1897 18-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1965
Feb 1895–Jan 1897 24-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1915, 1919, 1943, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings