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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1939

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1939 1-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1937
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2014
	Ties: 1969, 1971
Dec 1938–Jan 1939 2-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1908, 1936, 1958
Nov 1938–Jan 1939 3-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1971
Oct 1938–Jan 1939 4-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1948, 1971
Sep 1938–Jan 1939 5-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1904, 1948
Aug 1938–Jan 1939 6-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
	Ties: 1936, 1945, 1946, 2001
Jul 1938–Jan 1939 7-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1971, 1988
Jun 1938–Jan 1939 8-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1897, 1946, 1956, 1962, 1971, 1994, 1995
May 1938–Jan 1939 9-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1977, 1995
Apr 1938–Jan 1939 10-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1948, 1984
Mar 1938–Jan 1939 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1949
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1968
Feb 1938–Jan 1939 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1949
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1915, 1918, 1936, 1943, 1946, 1964
Aug 1937–Jan 1939 18-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1944, 1979, 1987
Feb 1937–Jan 1939 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1952, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1983
Feb 1936–Jan 1939 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1914
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1938, 1943, 1953, 1970, 1979
Feb 1935–Jan 1939 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1986
Feb 1934–Jan 1939 60-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1938, 1942, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings