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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1954

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1954 1-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1937
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2014
	Ties: 1988
Dec 1953–Jan 1954 2-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2018
	Ties: 1914, 1942, 1945, 1983, 1995, 2016
Nov 1953–Jan 1954 3-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1943, 1956, 2010
Oct 1953–Jan 1954 4-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1988
Sep 1953–Jan 1954 5-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1956, 1970
Aug 1953–Jan 1954 6-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1961, 1965, 1999
Jul 1953–Jan 1954 7-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1999
Jun 1953–Jan 1954 8-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1914, 1923, 1958, 1974, 1987
May 1953–Jan 1954 9-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1952, 1979
Apr 1953–Jan 1954 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1922, 1931, 1947, 1957, 1999
Mar 1953–Jan 1954 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1926, 1928, 1957, 1965, 1999
Feb 1953–Jan 1954 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1949
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1919, 1965
Aug 1952–Jan 1954 18-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1932, 1936, 1955, 1964, 1975
Feb 1952–Jan 1954 24-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016
	Ties: 1929, 1934, 1976
Feb 1951–Jan 1954 36-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1914
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1965, 1972, 1977
Feb 1950–Jan 1954 48-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1932, 1953, 1959, 1969, 1978
Feb 1949–Jan 1954 60-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1945, 1969, 1972

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings