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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1946 1-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1937
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2014
	Ties: 2013
Dec 1945–Jan 1946 2-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1928
Nov 1945–Jan 1946 3-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1964, 1989
Oct 1945–Jan 1946 4-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1942, 1964, 1975, 1976, 2005
Sep 1945–Jan 1946 5-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1991, 2005
Aug 1945–Jan 1946 6-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2021
	Ties: 1936, 1939, 1945, 2001
Jul 1945–Jan 1946 7-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1911, 1927, 1991, 1994
Jun 1945–Jan 1946 8-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1897, 1939, 1956, 1962, 1971, 1994, 1995
May 1945–Jan 1946 9-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1914, 1923, 1936, 1963
Apr 1945–Jan 1946 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1937, 1944, 1962
Mar 1945–Jan 1946 11-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1901, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1979
Feb 1945–Jan 1946 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1915, 1918, 1936, 1939, 1943, 1964
Aug 1944–Jan 1946 18-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1911, 1958, 1983
Feb 1944–Jan 1946 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1913
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1912, 1923
Feb 1943–Jan 1946 36-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1914
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1945, 1973
Feb 1942–Jan 1946 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1945, 1948, 1956, 1958
Feb 1941–Jan 1946 60-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1956, 1958, 1966, 1976

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings