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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1977
January 1989 1-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1950
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 2005, 2019
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1932
	Ties: 1909, 1965, 1975
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1951
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1951, 1967, 2014
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1927, 1973, 2015
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1918
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1920, 1924, 1962, 1980
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1932
	Ties: 1955, 1998, 2015
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1932
	Ties: 1945, 1958, 1994, 2009
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	1932, 2020
	Ties: 1930, 1945, 1956, 1965, 1994, 2014
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1965, 1975, 1996, 2015
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2020
	Ties: 1912, 1916, 1940, 1975, 2015
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1909, 1910, 1990
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2013, 2021
	Ties: 1910, 1945, 1949
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2021
	Ties: 1945
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1905, 1918, 1970
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2020
	Ties: 1924, 1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 1991, 1999
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1970
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
	Ties: 1926, 1943, 1952

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings