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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1920 1-Month	46.78°F (8.21°C)	51.05°F (10.58°C)	-4.27°F (-2.37°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
April 1920 1-Month	46.78°F (8.21°C)	51.05°F (10.58°C)	-4.27°F (-2.37°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006
Mar–Apr 1920 2-Month	43.53°F (6.41°C)	46.28°F (7.93°C)	-2.75°F (-1.52°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1975
Mar–Apr 1920 2-Month	43.53°F (6.41°C)	46.28°F (7.93°C)	-2.75°F (-1.52°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Apr 1920 3-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	42.12°F (5.62°C)	-1.87°F (-1.04°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Feb–Apr 1920 3-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	42.12°F (5.62°C)	-1.87°F (-1.04°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Apr 1920 4-Month	37.50°F (3.06°C)	39.13°F (3.96°C)	-1.63°F (-0.90°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Jan–Apr 1920 4-Month	37.50°F (3.06°C)	39.13°F (3.96°C)	-1.63°F (-0.90°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1919–Apr 1920 5-Month	35.75°F (2.08°C)	37.84°F (3.24°C)	-2.09°F (-1.16°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1979
Dec 1919–Apr 1920 5-Month	35.75°F (2.08°C)	37.84°F (3.24°C)	-2.09°F (-1.16°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Apr 1920 6-Month	36.35°F (2.42°C)	38.50°F (3.61°C)	-2.15°F (-1.19°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Nov 1919–Apr 1920 6-Month	36.35°F (2.42°C)	38.50°F (3.61°C)	-2.15°F (-1.19°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Oct 1919–Apr 1920 7-Month	38.67°F (3.71°C)	40.73°F (4.85°C)	-2.06°F (-1.14°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Oct 1919–Apr 1920 7-Month	38.67°F (3.71°C)	40.73°F (4.85°C)	-2.06°F (-1.14°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Sep 1919–Apr 1920 8-Month	42.04°F (5.58°C)	43.75°F (6.53°C)	-1.71°F (-0.95°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Sep 1919–Apr 1920 8-Month	42.04°F (5.58°C)	43.75°F (6.53°C)	-1.71°F (-0.95°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Aug 1919–Apr 1920 9-Month	45.40°F (7.44°C)	46.90°F (8.28°C)	-1.50°F (-0.84°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Aug 1919–Apr 1920 9-Month	45.40°F (7.44°C)	46.90°F (8.28°C)	-1.50°F (-0.84°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Jul 1919–Apr 1920 10-Month	48.29°F (9.05°C)	49.56°F (9.76°C)	-1.27°F (-0.71°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Jul 1919–Apr 1920 10-Month	48.29°F (9.05°C)	49.56°F (9.76°C)	-1.27°F (-0.71°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jun 1919–Apr 1920 11-Month	50.20°F (10.11°C)	51.28°F (10.71°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jun 1919–Apr 1920 11-Month	50.20°F (10.11°C)	51.28°F (10.71°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
May 1919–Apr 1920 12-Month	51.02°F (10.57°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
May 1919–Apr 1920 12-Month	51.02°F (10.57°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Nov 1918–Apr 1920 18-Month	46.86°F (8.26°C)	47.50°F (8.61°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913
	46.86°F (8.26°C)	47.50°F (8.61°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1929
May 1918–Apr 1920 24-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
May 1918–Apr 1920 24-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
May 1917–Apr 1920 36-Month	51.29°F (10.72°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	51.29°F (10.72°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1899
May 1916–Apr 1920 48-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.98°F (-0.55°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
May 1916–Apr 1920 48-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.98°F (-0.55°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018, 2019
May 1915–Apr 1920 60-Month	51.06°F (10.59°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
May 1915–Apr 1920 60-Month	51.06°F (10.59°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings