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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1972 1-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1937
	39.9°F (4.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2014
	Ties: 1930
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-3.4°F (-1.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-3.4°F (-1.8°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1898
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1926
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1925
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1924
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1921
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1898, 1916, 1920, 1933
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1925, 1947, 1977
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1914
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1954, 1965, 1977
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1913
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1977
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1945, 1954, 1969

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings