Contiguous U.S. January 2002 Average Temperature Rankings
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
34.48
30.12
4.36
118
13
1979
2006
2001
1998
top-tenth
2
35.30
31.43
3.87
123
7
1979
2020
2001
1934
top-tenth
3
39.34
34.86
4.48
129
1
1977
2002
2001
2002
highest
4
43.10
39.68
3.42
126
4
1977
2016
2001
2000
top-tenth
5
47.62
44.71
2.91
123
7
1977
2016
2001
1999
top-tenth
6
52.06
49.28
2.78
123
7
1977
2022
2001
1999
top-tenth
7
55.27
52.75
2.52
121
9
1977
2024
2001
1999
top-tenth
8
57.01
54.72
2.29
122
8
1977
2022
2001
2002
top-tenth
9
57.66
55.33
2.33
125
5
1977
2022
2001
2002
top-tenth
10
57.20
54.90
2.30
125
5
1918
2022
2001
2002
top-tenth
11
55.77
53.68
2.09
124
6
1918
2013
2001
2002
top-tenth
12
53.96
52.02
1.94
120
10
1918
2017
2001
1999
top-tenth
18
52.22
51.10
1.12
107
22
1918
2017
1998
2001
top-third
1939
24
53.52
52.00
1.52
114
15
1918
2018
2001
2000
top-third
36
53.63
51.99
1.64
115
13
1918
2018
2000
2001
top-tenth
48
53.76
51.98
1.78
120
7
1918
2019
2001
2002
top-tenth
60
53.53
51.97
1.56
114
12
1918
2020,2021
2001
2002
top-tenth