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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1959 1-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1937
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2014
	Ties: 1905, 1994
Dec 1958–Jan 1959 2-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2014
Nov 1958–Jan 1959 3-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2018
	Ties: 1940
Oct 1958–Jan 1959 4-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Oct 1958–Jan 1959 4-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Sep 1958–Jan 1959 5-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2000
Aug 1958–Jan 1959 6-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Aug 1958–Jan 1959 6-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jul 1958–Jan 1959 7-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015, 2018
	Ties: 2009
Jun 1958–Jan 1959 8-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2004, 2016
May 1958–Jan 1959 9-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2009, 2014
Apr 1958–Jan 1959 10-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2016, 2017
Mar 1958–Jan 1959 11-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1993, 2008, 2020
Feb 1958–Jan 1959 12-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1996
Aug 1957–Jan 1959 18-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1981, 1996, 2006
Feb 1957–Jan 1959 24-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1988, 2001, 2013
Feb 1956–Jan 1959 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1914
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1929, 1971, 1984, 2001
Feb 1955–Jan 1959 48-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1932, 1953, 1954, 1969, 1978
Feb 1954–Jan 1959 60-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1955, 1965, 1978, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings