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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1928

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1928 1-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1937
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2014
	Ties: 1927, 1931, 1967, 2004
Dec 1927–Jan 1928 2-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1949
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1946
Nov 1927–Jan 1928 3-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1949
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1953, 1999
Oct 1927–Jan 1928 4-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1982, 2007
Sep 1927–Jan 1928 5-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1971, 1974
Aug 1927–Jan 1928 6-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1907, 1924, 1983
Jul 1927–Jan 1928 7-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1900, 1948, 1958
Jun 1927–Jan 1928 8-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
	Ties: 1933, 1937, 1950, 1964
May 1927–Jan 1928 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1933, 1950, 1999
Apr 1927–Jan 1928 10-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1904, 1933
Mar 1927–Jan 1928 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1949
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1926, 1954, 1957, 1965, 1999
Feb 1927–Jan 1928 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1949
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1907, 1914, 1933, 1942, 1952
Aug 1926–Jan 1928 18-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1913
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1925, 1929, 1934, 1953, 1957, 1963
Feb 1926–Jan 1928 24-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1986, 1999
Feb 1925–Jan 1928 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1914
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1938, 1939, 1943, 1953, 1970, 1979
Feb 1924–Jan 1928 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1986
Feb 1923–Jan 1928 60-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1945, 1954, 1969, 1972

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published December 2022, retrieved on December 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings