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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1938 1-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1937
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2014
	Ties: 1997, 2016
Dec 1937–Jan 1938 2-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2011, 2019, 2021
Nov 1937–Jan 1938 3-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
Nov 1937–Jan 1938 3-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Oct 1937–Jan 1938 4-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1992, 2006, 2022
Sep 1937–Jan 1938 5-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1978, 1980, 2013
Aug 1937–Jan 1938 6-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1978, 1981, 2016, 2023
Jul 1937–Jan 1938 7-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1992, 2000, 2006
Jun 1937–Jan 1938 8-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018
	Ties: 1918
May 1937–Jan 1938 9-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1996, 2010
Apr 1937–Jan 1938 10-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1996
Mar 1937–Jan 1938 11-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1967, 1990, 1996, 2006
Feb 1937–Jan 1938 12-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1980
Aug 1936–Jan 1938 18-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2022
	Ties: 1915, 1919, 1937, 1980, 1986
Feb 1936–Jan 1938 24-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1986, 1999
Feb 1935–Jan 1938 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1914
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1939, 1943, 1953, 1970, 1979
Feb 1934–Jan 1938 48-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1982, 1988, 2001, 2002
Feb 1933–Jan 1938 60-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1939, 1942, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings