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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1981 1-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1937
January 1981 1-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2014
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1949
Dec 1980–Jan 1981 2-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1949
Nov 1980–Jan 1981 3-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
Oct 1980–Jan 1981 4-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Sep 1980–Jan 1981 5-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 2022
Aug 1980–Jan 1981 6-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1940, 1978, 2014, 2016
Jul 1980–Jan 1981 7-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1918, 1934, 1940, 1951, 1997
Jun 1980–Jan 1981 8-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2018
	Ties: 1980, 2010, 2011
May 1980–Jan 1981 9-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1953, 1960, 2001
Apr 1980–Jan 1981 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1991
Mar 1980–Jan 1981 11-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1985
Feb 1980–Jan 1981 12-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2015
	Ties: 1992
Aug 1979–Jan 1981 18-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1959, 1996, 2006
Feb 1979–Jan 1981 24-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
	Ties: 1987, 1992
Feb 1978–Jan 1981 36-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1914
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1927, 1963, 1969, 1986
Feb 1977–Jan 1981 48-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1940, 1960, 1963, 1983, 1987
Feb 1976–Jan 1981 60-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1944, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1986

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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