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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1989 1-Month	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1950
	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1953
	Ties: 1984
Dec 1988–Jan 1989 2-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1934
	Ties: 1931, 1975
Nov 1988–Jan 1989 3-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	33.7°F (0.9°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1900
	Ties: 1996, 2006, 2016
Oct 1988–Jan 1989 4-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1992, 2016
Sep 1988–Jan 1989 5-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1958
Aug 1988–Jan 1989 6-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1981
Jul 1988–Jan 1989 7-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1949
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1990, 2004, 2013
Jun 1988–Jan 1989 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1975, 1998
May 1988–Jan 1989 9-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1958, 2006
Apr 1988–Jan 1989 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1905, 1958, 1992, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2017
Mar 1988–Jan 1989 11-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1967, 1993, 2020
Feb 1988–Jan 1989 12-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1968
Aug 1987–Jan 1989 18-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1950
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1995, 2014
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1950, 1957
Feb 1987–Jan 1989 24-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Feb 1986–Jan 1989 36-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1957
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1942
Feb 1985–Jan 1989 48-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1952
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1997, 2003, 2009
Feb 1984–Jan 1989 60-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1953
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2019
	Ties: 1936, 1967, 1982, 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings