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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1943 1-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1937
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2014
	Ties: 1992
Dec 1942–Jan 1943 2-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1949
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1930
Nov 1942–Jan 1943 3-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1954, 1956, 2010
Oct 1942–Jan 1943 4-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1905, 1960, 1965, 1990
Sep 1942–Jan 1943 5-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1982
Aug 1942–Jan 1943 6-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1975
Jul 1942–Jan 1943 7-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1935, 1961, 1967
Jun 1942–Jan 1943 8-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1986
May 1942–Jan 1943 9-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1956, 1987
Apr 1942–Jan 1943 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1950, 1968, 1971
Mar 1942–Jan 1943 11-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1949
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1929, 1958, 1969
Feb 1942–Jan 1943 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1949
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1915, 1918, 1936, 1939, 1946, 1964
Aug 1941–Jan 1943 18-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1900, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1947
Feb 1941–Jan 1943 24-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1900, 1905, 1915, 1919, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965
Feb 1940–Jan 1943 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1914
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1938, 1939, 1953, 1970, 1979
Feb 1939–Jan 1943 48-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
	Ties: 1937, 1942, 1984
Feb 1938–Jan 1943 60-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 1940, 1960, 1971, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings