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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1979 1-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1937
January 1979 1-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2014
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1949
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1932, 1973
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1949
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1923
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1929
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1942
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1896, 1957
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1952, 1957
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1952, 1954
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1926, 1976
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1949
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1901, 1936, 1946, 1952, 1956
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1902, 1930, 1931, 1955, 1977
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1939, 1944, 1987
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1952, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1983
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1914
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1953, 1970
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1933, 1934
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1955, 1959, 1965, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings