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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1996 1-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1937
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2014
	Ties: 1900
Dec 1995–Jan 1996 2-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
Dec 1995–Jan 1996 2-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
Nov 1995–Jan 1996 3-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
Nov 1995–Jan 1996 3-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Oct 1995–Jan 1996 4-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Oct 1995–Jan 1996 4-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Sep 1995–Jan 1996 5-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2018
Aug 1995–Jan 1996 6-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Aug 1995–Jan 1996 6-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jul 1995–Jan 1996 7-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Jul 1995–Jan 1996 7-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015, 2018
Jun 1995–Jan 1996 8-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Jun 1995–Jan 1996 8-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
May 1995–Jan 1996 9-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1938, 2010
Apr 1995–Jan 1996 10-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1951
Mar 1995–Jan 1996 11-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1961, 1967, 1990, 2006
Feb 1995–Jan 1996 12-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2015
	Ties: 1959
Aug 1994–Jan 1996 18-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1959, 1981, 2006
Feb 1994–Jan 1996 24-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
	Ties: 1982, 1989, 2007
Feb 1993–Jan 1996 36-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1914
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1991
Feb 1992–Jan 1996 48-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913
Feb 1992–Jan 1996 48-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Feb 1991–Jan 1996 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1993, 2001, 2003, 2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings