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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2001

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2001 1-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1937
January 2001 1-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2014
Dec 2000–Jan 2001 2-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1949
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1994, 2005, 2009
Nov 2000–Jan 2001 3-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1965, 1968
Oct 2000–Jan 2001 4-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1974
Sep 2000–Jan 2001 5-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1999
Aug 2000–Jan 2001 6-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2021
	Ties: 1936, 1939, 1945, 1946
Jul 2000–Jan 2001 7-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Jul 2000–Jan 2001 7-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015, 2018
Jun 2000–Jan 2001 8-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1963, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993
May 2000–Jan 2001 9-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1953, 1960, 1981
Apr 2000–Jan 2001 10-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1980, 1990, 2006
Mar 2000–Jan 2001 11-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1949
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 1980, 1988, 1989
Feb 2000–Jan 2001 12-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1949
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1951, 1960
Aug 1999–Jan 2001 18-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1913
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1941, 1982
Feb 1999–Jan 2001 24-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
	Ties: 1959, 1988, 2013
Feb 1998–Jan 2001 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1914
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1929, 1959, 1971, 1984
Feb 1997–Jan 2001 48-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1982, 1988, 2002
Feb 1996–Jan 2001 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1913
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1993, 1996, 2003, 2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings