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January 1974 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
January 1974 1-Month	-0.08°C (-0.14°F)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
	-0.08°C (-0.14°F)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2025
	Ties: 1928, 1969
Dec 1973–Jan 1974 2-Month	-0.04°C (-0.07°F)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	-0.04°C (-0.07°F)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1879
Nov 1973–Jan 1974 3-Month	-0.01°C (-0.02°F)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Nov 1973–Jan 1974 3-Month	-0.01°C (-0.02°F)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
Oct 1973–Jan 1974 4-Month	0.02°C (0.04°F)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	0.02°C (0.04°F)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1852, 1926, 1932, 1953
Sep 1973–Jan 1974 5-Month	0.04°C (0.07°F)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
	0.04°C (0.07°F)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1852, 1959, 1963
Aug 1973–Jan 1974 6-Month	0.05°C (0.09°F)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
	0.05°C (0.09°F)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1852, 1943
Jul 1973–Jan 1974 7-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
	0.06°C (0.11°F)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1852, 1938, 1961
Jun 1973–Jan 1974 8-Month	0.09°C (0.16°F)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
	0.09°C (0.16°F)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024
	Ties: 1964
May 1973–Jan 1974 9-Month	0.11°C (0.20°F)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
May 1973–Jan 1974 9-Month	0.11°C (0.20°F)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2024, 2025
Apr 1973–Jan 1974 10-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1909
	0.13°C (0.23°F)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2025
	Ties: 1973
Mar 1973–Jan 1974 11-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1909
	0.15°C (0.27°F)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2025
	Ties: 1878
Feb 1973–Jan 1974 12-Month	0.16°C (0.29°F)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1909, 1918
Feb 1973–Jan 1974 12-Month	0.16°C (0.29°F)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2025
Aug 1972–Jan 1974 18-Month	0.16°C (0.29°F)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905, 1918
Aug 1972–Jan 1974 18-Month	0.16°C (0.29°F)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2025
Feb 1972–Jan 1974 24-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1910
Feb 1972–Jan 1974 24-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2025
Feb 1971–Jan 1974 36-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1911
Feb 1971–Jan 1974 36-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2025
Feb 1970–Jan 1974 48-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
Feb 1970–Jan 1974 48-Month	0.06°C (0.11°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2025
Feb 1969–Jan 1974 60-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912, 1913
Feb 1969–Jan 1974 60-Month	0.07°C (0.13°F)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2025

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