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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1944 1-Month	65.26°F (18.48°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1965
September 1944 1-Month	65.26°F (18.48°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1998
Aug–Sep 1944 2-Month	68.68°F (20.38°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1974
	68.68°F (20.38°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1998
	Ties: 1934
Jul–Sep 1944 3-Month	70.05°F (21.14°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1950
Jul–Sep 1944 3-Month	70.05°F (21.14°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2022
Jun–Sep 1944 4-Month	69.63°F (20.91°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1903
Jun–Sep 1944 4-Month	69.63°F (20.91°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2022
May–Sep 1944 5-Month	68.11°F (20.06°C)	67.86°F (19.92°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	68.11°F (20.06°C)	67.86°F (19.92°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1943, 2008
Apr–Sep 1944 6-Month	64.92°F (18.29°C)	65.06°F (18.37°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1907
Apr–Sep 1944 6-Month	64.92°F (18.29°C)	65.06°F (18.37°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Mar–Sep 1944 7-Month	61.14°F (16.19°C)	61.68°F (16.49°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1912
Mar–Sep 1944 7-Month	61.14°F (16.19°C)	61.68°F (16.49°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Feb–Sep 1944 8-Month	57.81°F (14.34°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
Feb–Sep 1944 8-Month	57.81°F (14.34°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Jan–Sep 1944 9-Month	54.95°F (12.75°C)	55.09°F (12.83°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
Jan–Sep 1944 9-Month	54.95°F (12.75°C)	55.09°F (12.83°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Dec 1943–Sep 1944 10-Month	52.71°F (11.51°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	52.71°F (11.51°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1956
Nov 1943–Sep 1944 11-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
Nov 1943–Sep 1944 11-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Oct 1943–Sep 1944 12-Month	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1948
Apr 1943–Sep 1944 18-Month	56.40°F (13.56°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	56.40°F (13.56°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1978
Oct 1942–Sep 1944 24-Month	52.08°F (11.16°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1918
	52.08°F (11.16°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1993
Oct 1941–Sep 1944 36-Month	52.10°F (11.17°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	52.10°F (11.17°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1948
Oct 1940–Sep 1944 48-Month	52.17°F (11.21°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1918
	52.17°F (11.21°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1932
Oct 1939–Sep 1944 60-Month	52.18°F (11.21°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
Oct 1939–Sep 1944 60-Month	52.18°F (11.21°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings