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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1952 1-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1937
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2014
	Ties: 1957
Dec 1951–Jan 1952 2-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1949
Dec 1951–Jan 1952 2-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
Nov 1951–Jan 1952 3-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Nov 1951–Jan 1952 3-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
Oct 1951–Jan 1952 4-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Oct 1951–Jan 1952 4-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Sep 1951–Jan 1952 5-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1955, 1995
Aug 1951–Jan 1952 6-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1919, 1931, 1957
Jul 1951–Jan 1952 7-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1983
Jun 1951–Jan 1952 8-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1957, 1979
May 1951–Jan 1952 9-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1954, 1979
Apr 1951–Jan 1952 10-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1929, 1955, 1956, 1965
Mar 1951–Jan 1952 11-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1901, 1936, 1946, 1956, 1979
Feb 1951–Jan 1952 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1949
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1907, 1914, 1928, 1933, 1942
Aug 1950–Jan 1952 18-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1967, 1968
Feb 1950–Jan 1952 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1983
Feb 1949–Jan 1952 36-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1914
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1934, 1985
Feb 1948–Jan 1952 48-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1909, 1911
Feb 1947–Jan 1952 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1947, 1951, 1957

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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