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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1920 1-Month	70.63°F (21.46°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-1.47°F (-0.82°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1927
August 1920 1-Month	70.63°F (21.46°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-1.47°F (-0.82°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1983
Jul–Aug 1920 2-Month	71.66°F (22.03°C)	72.85°F (22.69°C)	-1.19°F (-0.66°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1992
	71.66°F (22.03°C)	72.85°F (22.69°C)	-1.19°F (-0.66°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1936
	Ties: 1907
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	70.23°F (21.24°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-1.17°F (-0.65°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	70.23°F (21.24°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-1.17°F (-0.65°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1920 4-Month	67.50°F (19.72°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
May–Aug 1920 4-Month	67.50°F (19.72°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	63.36°F (17.42°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-1.73°F (-0.96°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	63.36°F (17.42°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-1.73°F (-0.96°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	59.51°F (15.28°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	59.51°F (15.28°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	55.82°F (13.23°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-1.43°F (-0.80°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	55.82°F (13.23°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-1.43°F (-0.80°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	52.50°F (11.39°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-1.36°F (-0.75°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	52.50°F (11.39°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-1.36°F (-0.75°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	49.86°F (9.92°C)	51.51°F (10.84°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	49.86°F (9.92°C)	51.51°F (10.84°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	48.81°F (9.34°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	-1.73°F (-0.96°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	48.81°F (9.34°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	-1.73°F (-0.96°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	49.15°F (9.53°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-1.71°F (-0.95°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	49.15°F (9.53°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-1.71°F (-0.95°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	50.53°F (10.29°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.50°F (-0.84°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	50.53°F (10.29°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.50°F (-0.84°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	54.14°F (12.30°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	54.14°F (12.30°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	51.32°F (10.73°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	51.32°F (10.73°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	51.35°F (10.75°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	51.35°F (10.75°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	50.97°F (10.54°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	50.97°F (10.54°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	51.13°F (10.63°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	51.13°F (10.63°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°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 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings