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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2016

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2016 1-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1937
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2014
	Ties: 1938, 1997
Dec 2015–Jan 2016 2-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1949
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2018
	Ties: 1914, 1942, 1945, 1954, 1983, 1995
Nov 2015–Jan 2016 3-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1949
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2018
	Ties: 2004
Oct 2015–Jan 2016 4-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1917
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1941, 1994
Sep 2015–Jan 2016 5-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1917
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1934, 2002
Aug 2015–Jan 2016 6-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1940, 1978, 1981, 2014
Jul 2015–Jan 2016 7-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1917
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1978, 2020
Jun 2015–Jan 2016 8-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2018
	Ties: 1959, 2004
May 2015–Jan 2016 9-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1917
May 2015–Jan 2016 9-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Apr 2015–Jan 2016 10-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1959, 2017
Mar 2015–Jan 2016 11-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1949
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 2019
Feb 2015–Jan 2016 12-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1949
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 2022
Aug 2014–Jan 2016 18-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2022
	Ties: 2022
Feb 2014–Jan 2016 24-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913
Feb 2014–Jan 2016 24-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Feb 2013–Jan 2016 36-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1914
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017
	Ties: 2017
Feb 2012–Jan 2016 48-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913
Feb 2012–Jan 2016 48-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Feb 2011–Jan 2016 60-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913
Feb 2011–Jan 2016 60-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018, 2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings