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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1955 1-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1937
January 1955 1-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2014
Dec 1954–Jan 1955 2-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
Dec 1954–Jan 1955 2-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
Nov 1954–Jan 1955 3-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1993
Oct 1954–Jan 1955 4-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1962
Sep 1954–Jan 1955 5-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1952, 1995
Aug 1954–Jan 1955 6-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Aug 1954–Jan 1955 6-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2021
Jul 1954–Jan 1955 7-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1916, 1920
Jun 1954–Jan 1955 8-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1973
May 1954–Jan 1955 9-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1926, 1942, 1945, 1983
Apr 1954–Jan 1955 10-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1929, 1952, 1956, 1965
Mar 1954–Jan 1955 11-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1949
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1925, 1931
Feb 1954–Jan 1955 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1949
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1902, 1930, 1931, 1977, 1979
Aug 1953–Jan 1955 18-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1932, 1936, 1954, 1964, 1975
Feb 1953–Jan 1955 24-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1900, 1905, 1915, 1919, 1943, 1945, 1956, 1958, 1965
Feb 1952–Jan 1955 36-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1914
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1907, 1930, 1944, 1948, 1967, 1976
Feb 1951–Jan 1955 48-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1973, 1974, 1975
Feb 1950–Jan 1955 60-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1959, 1965, 1978, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings