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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1898 1-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1937
January 1898 1-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2014
Dec 1897–Jan 1898 2-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-3.2°F (-1.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
Dec 1897–Jan 1898 2-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-3.2°F (-1.7°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
Nov 1897–Jan 1898 3-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
Nov 1897–Jan 1898 3-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
Oct 1897–Jan 1898 4-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1932
Sep 1897–Jan 1898 5-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1972
Aug 1897–Jan 1898 6-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
Aug 1897–Jan 1898 6-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
Jul 1897–Jan 1898 7-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1912
Jun 1897–Jan 1898 8-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
Jun 1897–Jan 1898 8-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
May 1897–Jan 1898 9-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1947, 1973
Apr 1897–Jan 1898 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1922, 1931, 1947, 1954, 1957, 1999
Mar 1897–Jan 1898 11-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
Mar 1897–Jan 1898 11-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
Feb 1897–Jan 1898 12-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1949
Feb 1897–Jan 1898 12-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
Aug 1896–Jan 1898 18-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1913
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1916, 1920, 1933, 1972
Feb 1896–Jan 1898 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016
	Ties: 1909, 1920, 1957, 1966, 1973
Feb 1895–Jan 1898 36-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1914
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1909, 1911, 1925

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings