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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1987 1-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1937
	41.4°F (5.2°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2014
	Ties: 1915
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1944, 2017
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1976
Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1914, 1968, 2023
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1933, 1957
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1909, 1962, 1974
Jun 1986–Jan 1987 8-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1914, 1923, 1954, 1958, 1974
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1956
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1932, 1985, 2011
Mar 1986–Jan 1987 11-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1970, 1986
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1978, 1990, 2020
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1939, 1944, 1979
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1981, 1992
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1914
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1937, 2000, 2012
Feb 1983–Jan 1987 48-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1940, 1960, 1963, 1981, 1983
Feb 1982–Jan 1987 60-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1960, 1971

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