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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1947 1-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1937
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2014
	Ties: 1973
Dec 1946–Jan 1947 2-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1906, 1960, 1975
Nov 1946–Jan 1947 3-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1919
Oct 1946–Jan 1947 4-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Oct 1946–Jan 1947 4-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Sep 1946–Jan 1947 5-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1937
Aug 1946–Jan 1947 6-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1925
Jul 1946–Jan 1947 7-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1926
Jun 1946–Jan 1947 8-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1915, 1916, 1966
May 1946–Jan 1947 9-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1931, 1973
Apr 1946–Jan 1947 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1922, 1931, 1954, 1957, 1999
Mar 1946–Jan 1947 11-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1904, 1906, 1920, 1923, 1942
Feb 1946–Jan 1947 12-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
Feb 1946–Jan 1947 12-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Aug 1945–Jan 1947 18-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1900, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1943
Feb 1945–Jan 1947 24-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1925, 1972, 1977
Feb 1944–Jan 1947 36-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1914
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1924, 1951
Feb 1943–Jan 1947 48-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1951, 1966
Feb 1942–Jan 1947 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1951, 1952, 1957

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings