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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1948 1-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1937
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2014
	Ties: 1940, 1978, 1984
Dec 1947–Jan 1948 2-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1949
Dec 1947–Jan 1948 2-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
Nov 1947–Jan 1948 3-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1949
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1950, 1983
Oct 1947–Jan 1948 4-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1939, 1971
Sep 1947–Jan 1948 5-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1904, 1939
Aug 1947–Jan 1948 6-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1897
Jul 1947–Jan 1948 7-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1900, 1928, 1958
Jun 1947–Jan 1948 8-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1931
May 1947–Jan 1948 9-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1944, 1962, 1976
Apr 1947–Jan 1948 10-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1984
Mar 1947–Jan 1948 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1949
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1932, 1934, 1975
Feb 1947–Jan 1948 12-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1949
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1991, 1994, 2000
Aug 1946–Jan 1948 18-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1906, 1942, 1970, 1977, 1984, 1999
Feb 1946–Jan 1948 24-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1930, 1937, 1974
Feb 1945–Jan 1948 36-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1914
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1907, 1930, 1944, 1955, 1967, 1976
Feb 1944–Jan 1948 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1945, 1946, 1956, 1958
Feb 1943–Jan 1948 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1913
Feb 1943–Jan 1948 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018, 2019

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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