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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1939

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1939 1-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1950
January 1939 1-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1953
Dec 1938–Jan 1939 2-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	32.6°F (0.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1941, 2000, 2016
Nov 1938–Jan 1939 3-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	33.1°F (0.6°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1900
	Ties: 1968, 1982
Oct 1938–Jan 1939 4-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	36.9°F (2.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1934
	Ties: 1919, 1987, 2011
Sep 1938–Jan 1939 5-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1975, 1988, 1998, 2016, 2019
Aug 1938–Jan 1939 6-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1935, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2022
Jul 1938–Jan 1939 7-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1981, 2010, 2014
Jun 1938–Jan 1939 8-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1940, 1941, 1953
May 1938–Jan 1939 9-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1953, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2004, 2020, 2023
Apr 1938–Jan 1939 10-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1953, 1995, 2003, 2020
Mar 1938–Jan 1939 11-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1926
Feb 1938–Jan 1939 12-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1940, 1964, 1967
Aug 1937–Jan 1939 18-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1950
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1942
Feb 1937–Jan 1939 24-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1950, 1957
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1967
Feb 1936–Jan 1939 36-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1957
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1981
Feb 1935–Jan 1939 48-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1952
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1955, 1963, 1985
Feb 1934–Jan 1939 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1953
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1946, 1963, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings