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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1903 1-Month	62.73°F (17.07°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-2.13°F (-1.19°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1965
	62.73°F (17.07°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-2.13°F (-1.19°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	1998
	Ties: 1912, 1985
Aug–Sep 1903 2-Month	66.85°F (19.36°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1974
Aug–Sep 1903 2-Month	66.85°F (19.36°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	1998
Jul–Sep 1903 3-Month	68.54°F (20.30°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1950
Jul–Sep 1903 3-Month	68.54°F (20.30°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2022
Jun–Sep 1903 4-Month	67.88°F (19.93°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1903
Jun–Sep 1903 4-Month	67.88°F (19.93°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2022
May–Sep 1903 5-Month	66.21°F (19.01°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-1.64°F (-0.91°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1907
May–Sep 1903 5-Month	66.21°F (19.01°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-1.64°F (-0.91°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2018
Apr–Sep 1903 6-Month	63.54°F (17.52°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-1.51°F (-0.84°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1907
Apr–Sep 1903 6-Month	63.54°F (17.52°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-1.51°F (-0.84°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
Mar–Sep 1903 7-Month	60.50°F (15.83°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-1.19°F (-0.66°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1912
Mar–Sep 1903 7-Month	60.50°F (15.83°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-1.19°F (-0.66°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
Feb–Sep 1903 8-Month	56.49°F (13.61°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-1.72°F (-0.95°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	56.49°F (13.61°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-1.72°F (-0.95°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
	Ties: 1899
Jan–Sep 1903 9-Month	53.64°F (12.02°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-1.44°F (-0.80°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1912
Jan–Sep 1903 9-Month	53.64°F (12.02°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-1.44°F (-0.80°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
Dec 1902–Sep 1903 10-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-1.49°F (-0.82°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Dec 1902–Sep 1903 10-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-1.49°F (-0.82°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
Nov 1902–Sep 1903 11-Month	50.66°F (10.37°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-1.18°F (-0.65°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1912
Nov 1902–Sep 1903 11-Month	50.66°F (10.37°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-1.18°F (-0.65°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
Oct 1902–Sep 1903 12-Month	50.97°F (10.54°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1912
Oct 1902–Sep 1903 12-Month	50.97°F (10.54°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
Apr 1902–Sep 1903 18-Month	55.49°F (13.05°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.88°F (-0.49°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Apr 1902–Sep 1903 18-Month	55.49°F (13.05°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.88°F (-0.49°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
Oct 1901–Sep 1903 24-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.75°F (-0.41°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1913, 1918
Oct 1901–Sep 1903 24-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.75°F (-0.41°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2017
Oct 1900–Sep 1903 36-Month	51.58°F (10.88°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1917
	51.58°F (10.88°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2018
	Ties: 1900
Oct 1899–Sep 1903 48-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1918
	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1974, 1975, 1982
Oct 1898–Sep 1903 60-Month	51.47°F (10.82°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1920
	51.47°F (10.82°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2020
	Ties: 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings