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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1920 1-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-1.22°F (-0.68°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1965
	40.28°F (4.60°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-1.22°F (-0.68°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 2019
Feb–Mar 1920 2-Month	36.99°F (2.77°C)	37.67°F (3.15°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1899
Feb–Mar 1920 2-Month	36.99°F (2.77°C)	37.67°F (3.15°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2012
Jan–Mar 1920 3-Month	34.40°F (1.33°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
	34.40°F (1.33°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 2014
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	33.00°F (0.56°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	33.00°F (0.56°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Mar 1920 5-Month	34.26°F (1.26°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-1.72°F (-0.95°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	34.26°F (1.26°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-1.72°F (-0.95°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2000
	Ties: 1929, 1978
Oct 1919–Mar 1920 6-Month	37.31°F (2.95°C)	39.00°F (3.89°C)	-1.69°F (-0.94°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Oct 1919–Mar 1920 6-Month	37.31°F (2.95°C)	39.00°F (3.89°C)	-1.69°F (-0.94°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Sep 1919–Mar 1920 7-Month	41.36°F (5.20°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-1.34°F (-0.74°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	41.36°F (5.20°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-1.34°F (-0.74°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1937
Aug 1919–Mar 1920 8-Month	45.22°F (7.34°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	45.22°F (7.34°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1960
Jul 1919–Mar 1920 9-Month	48.46°F (9.14°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	-0.94°F (-0.53°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Jul 1919–Mar 1920 9-Month	48.46°F (9.14°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	-0.94°F (-0.53°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jun 1919–Mar 1920 10-Month	50.54°F (10.30°C)	51.30°F (10.72°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
Jun 1919–Mar 1920 10-Month	50.54°F (10.30°C)	51.30°F (10.72°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
May 1919–Mar 1920 11-Month	51.41°F (10.78°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
	51.41°F (10.78°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1952
Apr 1919–Mar 1920 12-Month	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
Apr 1919–Mar 1920 12-Month	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Oct 1918–Mar 1920 18-Month	47.38°F (8.54°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.29°F (-0.17°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1913
Oct 1918–Mar 1920 18-Month	47.38°F (8.54°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.29°F (-0.17°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Apr 1918–Mar 1920 24-Month	51.70°F (10.94°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	51.70°F (10.94°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1903
Apr 1917–Mar 1920 36-Month	51.34°F (10.74°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Apr 1917–Mar 1920 36-Month	51.34°F (10.74°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Apr 1916–Mar 1920 48-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
	51.08°F (10.60°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
	Ties: 1906
Apr 1915–Mar 1920 60-Month	51.19°F (10.66°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.80°F (-0.45°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Apr 1915–Mar 1920 60-Month	51.19°F (10.66°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.80°F (-0.45°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings