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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1957

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1957 1-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1937
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2014
	Ties: 1952
Dec 1956–Jan 1957 2-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
Dec 1956–Jan 1957 2-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
Nov 1956–Jan 1957 3-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1925, 1969
Oct 1956–Jan 1957 4-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1903, 1916
Sep 1956–Jan 1957 5-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1933, 1987
Aug 1956–Jan 1957 6-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1919, 1931, 1952
Jul 1956–Jan 1957 7-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1896, 1979
Jun 1956–Jan 1957 8-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1952, 1979
May 1956–Jan 1957 9-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1901, 1920
Apr 1956–Jan 1957 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1922, 1931, 1947, 1954, 1999
Mar 1956–Jan 1957 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1949
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1926, 1928, 1954, 1965, 1999
Feb 1956–Jan 1957 12-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1966
Aug 1955–Jan 1957 18-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1913
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1953, 1963
Feb 1955–Jan 1957 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1920, 1966, 1973
Feb 1954–Jan 1957 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1914
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1899, 1916, 1920, 1966
Feb 1953–Jan 1957 48-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1925, 1926
Feb 1952–Jan 1957 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1947, 1951, 1952

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published December 2022, retrieved on December 8, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings