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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	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1937
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2014
	Ties: 1914, 1956, 1976
Dec 1919–Jan 1920 2-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1949
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018
	Ties: 1896, 1923, 1974
Nov 1919–Jan 1920 3-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1949
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018
	Ties: 1948, 1950, 1983
Oct 1919–Jan 1920 4-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1925
Sep 1919–Jan 1920 5-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep 1919–Jan 1920 5-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
Aug 1919–Jan 1920 6-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1925, 1947
Jul 1919–Jan 1920 7-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1916, 1955
Jun 1919–Jan 1920 8-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1908, 1925, 1926, 1942, 1983
May 1919–Jan 1920 9-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1901, 1957
Apr 1919–Jan 1920 10-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1919
Mar 1919–Jan 1920 11-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1949
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1904, 1906, 1923, 1942, 1947
Feb 1919–Jan 1920 12-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1949
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1976
Aug 1918–Jan 1920 18-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1898, 1916, 1933, 1972
Feb 1918–Jan 1920 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1957, 1966, 1973
Feb 1917–Jan 1920 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1914
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1899, 1916, 1957, 1966
Feb 1916–Jan 1920 48-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1913
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
	Ties: 1917, 1919, 1922, 1949
Feb 1915–Jan 1920 60-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1913
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1910, 1912, 1915, 1923, 1949

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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