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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1971 1-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1937
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2014
	Ties: 1939, 1969
Dec 1970–Jan 1971 2-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1964
Nov 1970–Jan 1971 3-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1939
Oct 1970–Jan 1971 4-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1939, 1948
Sep 1970–Jan 1971 5-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1928, 1974
Aug 1970–Jan 1971 6-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 1899
Jul 1970–Jan 1971 7-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1939, 1988
Jun 1970–Jan 1971 8-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1897, 1939, 1946, 1956, 1962, 1994, 1995
May 1970–Jan 1971 9-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1974, 1994
Apr 1970–Jan 1971 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1943, 1950, 1968
Mar 1970–Jan 1971 11-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1962, 1974
Feb 1970–Jan 1971 12-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1949
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1969, 1975, 1984, 2011
Aug 1969–Jan 1971 18-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1969, 1978, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2011
Feb 1969–Jan 1971 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1952, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1983
Feb 1968–Jan 1971 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1914
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1929, 1959, 1984, 2001
Feb 1967–Jan 1971 48-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1944, 1964
Feb 1966–Jan 1971 60-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1960, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings