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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1945 1-Month	72.16°F (22.31°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1927
August 1945 1-Month	72.16°F (22.31°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1983
Jul–Aug 1945 2-Month	72.54°F (22.52°C)	72.85°F (22.69°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1992
	72.54°F (22.52°C)	72.85°F (22.69°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1936
	Ties: 1975, 1985
Jun–Aug 1945 3-Month	70.32°F (21.29°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1915
Jun–Aug 1945 3-Month	70.32°F (21.29°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1945 4-Month	67.31°F (19.62°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-1.29°F (-0.71°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1907
May–Aug 1945 4-Month	67.31°F (19.62°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-1.29°F (-0.71°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Apr–Aug 1945 5-Month	63.89°F (17.72°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-1.20°F (-0.66°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
Apr–Aug 1945 5-Month	63.89°F (17.72°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-1.20°F (-0.66°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
Mar–Aug 1945 6-Month	60.84°F (16.02°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Mar–Aug 1945 6-Month	60.84°F (16.02°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Feb–Aug 1945 7-Month	57.18°F (13.99°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Feb–Aug 1945 7-Month	57.18°F (13.99°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Jan–Aug 1945 8-Month	53.85°F (12.14°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
Jan–Aug 1945 8-Month	53.85°F (12.14°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Dec 1944–Aug 1945 9-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.51°F (10.84°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Dec 1944–Aug 1945 9-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.51°F (10.84°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
Nov 1944–Aug 1945 10-Month	50.30°F (10.17°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
Nov 1944–Aug 1945 10-Month	50.30°F (10.17°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Oct 1944–Aug 1945 11-Month	50.75°F (10.42°C)	50.87°F (10.48°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
	50.75°F (10.42°C)	50.87°F (10.48°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1967
Sep 1944–Aug 1945 12-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Sep 1944–Aug 1945 12-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Mar 1944–Aug 1945 18-Month	54.79°F (12.66°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	54.79°F (12.66°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
	Ties: 1960
Sep 1943–Aug 1945 24-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
	Ties: 1927
Sep 1942–Aug 1945 36-Month	52.00°F (11.11°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	52.00°F (11.11°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1937
Sep 1941–Aug 1945 48-Month	52.05°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1920
Sep 1941–Aug 1945 48-Month	52.05°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Sep 1940–Aug 1945 60-Month	52.13°F (11.18°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
	52.13°F (11.18°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2020
	Ties: 1959

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 26, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings