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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1942 1-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1937
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2014
	Ties: 1911
Dec 1941–Jan 1942 2-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1914, 1945, 1954, 1983, 1995, 2016
Nov 1941–Jan 1942 3-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1954, 1956, 2010
Oct 1941–Jan 1942 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1964, 1975, 1976, 2005
Sep 1941–Jan 1942 5-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1966
Aug 1941–Jan 1942 6-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1979
Jul 1941–Jan 1942 7-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1931, 1932, 1937, 1952, 1983
Jun 1941–Jan 1942 8-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1908, 1920, 1925, 1926, 1983
May 1941–Jan 1942 9-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1983
Apr 1941–Jan 1942 10-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1909, 1945
Mar 1941–Jan 1942 11-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1949
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1904, 1906, 1920, 1923, 1947
Feb 1941–Jan 1942 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1949
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1907, 1914, 1928, 1933, 1952
Aug 1940–Jan 1942 18-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1906, 1948, 1970, 1977, 1984, 1999
Feb 1940–Jan 1942 24-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1940, 1968, 1978, 1985
Feb 1939–Jan 1942 36-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1914
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1941, 1962, 1992, 2013
Feb 1938–Jan 1942 48-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1937, 1943, 1984
Feb 1937–Jan 1942 60-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1938, 1939, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings