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January 1966 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
January 1966 1-Month	-0.15°C (-0.27°F)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1909
	-0.15°C (-0.27°F)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2025
	Ties: 1915, 1933
Dec 1965–Jan 1966 2-Month	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Dec 1965–Jan 1966 2-Month	-0.09°C (-0.16°F)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024
Nov 1965–Jan 1966 3-Month	-0.06°C (-0.11°F)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	-0.06°C (-0.11°F)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024
	Ties: 1870, 1882, 1947, 1957
Oct 1965–Jan 1966 4-Month	-0.04°C (-0.07°F)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Oct 1965–Jan 1966 4-Month	-0.04°C (-0.07°F)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024
Sep 1965–Jan 1966 5-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904, 1909
Sep 1965–Jan 1966 5-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024
Aug 1965–Jan 1966 6-Month	-0.04°C (-0.07°F)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904, 1909
	-0.04°C (-0.07°F)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024
	Ties: 1897
Jul 1965–Jan 1966 7-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904, 1909
	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024
	Ties: 1854
Jun 1965–Jan 1966 8-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904, 1909
Jun 1965–Jan 1966 8-Month	-0.05°C (-0.09°F)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024
May 1965–Jan 1966 9-Month	-0.06°C (-0.11°F)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1909
May 1965–Jan 1966 9-Month	-0.06°C (-0.11°F)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2024, 2025
Apr 1965–Jan 1966 10-Month	-0.07°C (-0.13°F)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1909
	-0.07°C (-0.13°F)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2025
	Ties: 1901, 1955
Mar 1965–Jan 1966 11-Month	-0.08°C (-0.14°F)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1909
	-0.08°C (-0.14°F)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2025
	Ties: 1950
Feb 1965–Jan 1966 12-Month	-0.08°C (-0.14°F)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1909, 1918
	-0.08°C (-0.14°F)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2025
	Ties: 1854, 1870, 1882, 1889, 1916
Aug 1964–Jan 1966 18-Month	-0.12°C (-0.22°F)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1905, 1918
	-0.12°C (-0.22°F)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2025
	Ties: 1869, 1897, 1936
Feb 1964–Jan 1966 24-Month	-0.13°C (-0.23°F)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1910
	-0.13°C (-0.23°F)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2025
	Ties: 1861, 1883, 1927, 1928, 1936
Feb 1963–Jan 1966 36-Month	-0.06°C (-0.11°F)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1911
	-0.06°C (-0.11°F)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2025
	Ties: 1857
Feb 1962–Jan 1966 48-Month	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1912
	-0.03°C (-0.05°F)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2025
	Ties: 1856, 1959
Feb 1961–Jan 1966 60-Month	-0.01°C (-0.02°F)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912, 1913
Feb 1961–Jan 1966 60-Month	-0.01°C (-0.02°F)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2025

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