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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1998 1-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1950
January 1998 1-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1953
Dec 1997–Jan 1998 2-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1959, 1999
Nov 1997–Jan 1998 3-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1900
	Ties: 1999, 2005
Oct 1997–Jan 1998 4-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
Oct 1997–Jan 1998 4-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	1934
Sep 1997–Jan 1998 5-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1968, 1975, 1988, 2016, 2019
Aug 1997–Jan 1998 6-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1990, 2002, 2005, 2016
Jul 1997–Jan 1998 7-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1934, 2002
Jun 1997–Jan 1998 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1975, 1989
May 1997–Jan 1998 9-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1939, 1953, 1988, 1990, 2004, 2020
Apr 1997–Jan 1998 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1905, 1958, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2010, 2017
Mar 1997–Jan 1998 11-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1927, 1942, 1968, 2003
Feb 1997–Jan 1998 12-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1949
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1948, 1953, 1996, 2003
Aug 1996–Jan 1998 18-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1950
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1946, 2008
Feb 1996–Jan 1998 24-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1950, 1957
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2016
	Ties: 1946, 1969, 1997, 2001
Feb 1995–Jan 1998 36-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1957
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1936, 1961, 1969
Feb 1994–Jan 1998 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1952
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1944
Feb 1993–Jan 1998 60-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1953
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2019
	Ties: 1945, 2001, 2004

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings