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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1987 1-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1937
	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1986
	Ties: 1970, 1989
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1979
	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1981
	Ties: 1939
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1973
	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 2014, 2019
Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	32.3°F (0.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
	32.6°F (0.3°C)	32.3°F (0.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1958, 1961, 1976
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1936, 1958
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1903, 1946, 1958, 1976
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1918
Jun 1986–Jan 1987 8-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1963, 1992
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1937, 1944, 1948, 1970
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1900, 1922, 1927, 1951, 1970
Mar 1986–Jan 1987 11-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1913
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
	Ties: 1901, 1956, 1986
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1913
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1913
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1935
	Ties: 1936, 1954
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1914, 1925
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1965, 1991
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1914
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1943, 1979, 1984
Feb 1983–Jan 1987 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1916
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2019
	Ties: 1911, 1945, 1948, 1953, 1979, 1985
Feb 1982–Jan 1987 60-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2019
	Ties: 1905, 1911, 1946, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1978, 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings