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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1920 1-Month	54.63°F (12.57°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1925
	54.63°F (12.57°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	1963
	Ties: 1975
Sep–Oct 1920 2-Month	60.04°F (15.58°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	0.55°F (0.31°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
Sep–Oct 1920 2-Month	60.04°F (15.58°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	0.55°F (0.31°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2015
Aug–Oct 1920 3-Month	63.57°F (17.54°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
Aug–Oct 1920 3-Month	63.57°F (17.54°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1947
Jul–Oct 1920 4-Month	65.85°F (18.81°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.32°F (-0.17°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1976
Jul–Oct 1920 4-Month	65.85°F (18.81°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.32°F (-0.17°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2022
Jun–Oct 1920 5-Month	66.15°F (18.97°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
	66.15°F (18.97°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
	Ties: 1969
May–Oct 1920 6-Month	65.01°F (18.34°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May–Oct 1920 6-Month	65.01°F (18.34°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Apr–Oct 1920 7-Month	62.41°F (16.89°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Apr–Oct 1920 7-Month	62.41°F (16.89°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1920 8-Month	59.64°F (15.36°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	59.64°F (15.36°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1950
Feb–Oct 1920 9-Month	56.76°F (13.76°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	56.76°F (13.76°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1924
Jan–Oct 1920 10-Month	54.01°F (12.23°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.98°F (-0.54°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912, 1917
	54.01°F (12.23°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.98°F (-0.54°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1913
Dec 1919–Oct 1920 11-Month	51.71°F (10.95°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-1.25°F (-0.69°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Dec 1919–Oct 1920 11-Month	51.71°F (10.95°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-1.25°F (-0.69°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Oct 1920 12-Month	50.68°F (10.38°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.35°F (-0.75°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1919–Oct 1920 12-Month	50.68°F (10.38°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.35°F (-0.75°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
May 1919–Oct 1920 18-Month	55.69°F (13.16°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	55.69°F (13.16°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1993
Nov 1918–Oct 1920 24-Month	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913
	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1970
Nov 1917–Oct 1920 36-Month	51.51°F (10.84°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	51.51°F (10.84°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1966
Nov 1916–Oct 1920 48-Month	51.06°F (10.59°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Nov 1916–Oct 1920 48-Month	51.06°F (10.59°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Nov 1915–Oct 1920 60-Month	51.14°F (10.63°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.85°F (-0.48°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Nov 1915–Oct 1920 60-Month	51.14°F (10.63°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.85°F (-0.48°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 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings