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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1980 1-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1937
January 1980 1-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2014
Dec 1979–Jan 1980 2-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
Dec 1979–Jan 1980 2-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Nov 1979–Jan 1980 3-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1984, 1990
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Oct 1979–Jan 1980 4-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Sep 1979–Jan 1980 5-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1951, 1978, 2013
Aug 1979–Jan 1980 6-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1968
Jul 1979–Jan 1980 7-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1970, 1989
Jun 1979–Jan 1980 8-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1981, 2010, 2011
May 1979–Jan 1980 9-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1941
Apr 1979–Jan 1980 10-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1990, 2001
Mar 1979–Jan 1980 11-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1988, 1989, 2001
Feb 1979–Jan 1980 12-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1967
Aug 1978–Jan 1980 18-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2022
	Ties: 1915, 1919, 1937, 1938, 1986
Feb 1978–Jan 1980 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1952, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983
Feb 1977–Jan 1980 36-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1914
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 1940, 1983
Feb 1976–Jan 1980 48-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1936, 1970, 1985
Feb 1975–Jan 1980 60-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings