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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1991

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1991 1-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1937
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2014
	Ties: 1965
Dec 1990–Jan 1991 2-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1949
Dec 1990–Jan 1991 2-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2018
Nov 1990–Jan 1991 3-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1923, 1966
Oct 1990–Jan 1991 4-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015
	Ties: 1922, 2008
Sep 1990–Jan 1991 5-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015
	Ties: 1946, 2005
Aug 1990–Jan 1991 6-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2021
	Ties: 1964, 1976, 2008
Jul 1990–Jan 1991 7-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1911, 1927, 1946, 1994
Jun 1990–Jan 1991 8-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1917
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1963, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2001
May 1990–Jan 1991 9-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015
	Ties: 1985
Apr 1990–Jan 1991 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1981
Mar 1990–Jan 1991 11-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015
	Ties: 1911, 2007
Feb 1990–Jan 1991 12-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1948, 1994, 2000
Aug 1989–Jan 1991 18-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1927, 1951, 1992, 2012
Feb 1989–Jan 1991 24-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2016
	Ties: 1936, 2011
Feb 1988–Jan 1991 36-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1914
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1996
Feb 1987–Jan 1991 48-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2018
	Ties: 1989, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2012, 2013
Feb 1986–Jan 1991 60-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1990, 1992, 1994, 2002

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings