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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1946 1-Month	71.17°F (21.76°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1927
August 1946 1-Month	71.17°F (21.76°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1983
Jul–Aug 1946 2-Month	72.51°F (22.51°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1992
Jul–Aug 1946 2-Month	72.51°F (22.51°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1936
Jun–Aug 1946 3-Month	71.11°F (21.73°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1915
Jun–Aug 1946 3-Month	71.11°F (21.73°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1946 4-Month	68.02°F (20.01°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	68.02°F (20.01°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1971
Apr–Aug 1946 5-Month	65.34°F (18.52°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
Apr–Aug 1946 5-Month	65.34°F (18.52°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Mar–Aug 1946 6-Month	62.25°F (16.81°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Mar–Aug 1946 6-Month	62.25°F (16.81°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
Feb–Aug 1946 7-Month	58.34°F (14.63°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	1.09°F (0.60°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Feb–Aug 1946 7-Month	58.34°F (14.63°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	1.09°F (0.60°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–Aug 1946 8-Month	54.97°F (12.76°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	1.11°F (0.62°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Jan–Aug 1946 8-Month	54.97°F (12.76°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	1.11°F (0.62°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Dec 1945–Aug 1946 9-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Dec 1945–Aug 1946 9-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Nov 1945–Aug 1946 10-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Nov 1945–Aug 1946 10-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Oct 1945–Aug 1946 11-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Oct 1945–Aug 1946 11-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Sep 1945–Aug 1946 12-Month	52.50°F (11.39°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Sep 1945–Aug 1946 12-Month	52.50°F (11.39°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Mar 1945–Aug 1946 18-Month	55.28°F (12.93°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Mar 1945–Aug 1946 18-Month	55.28°F (12.93°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2017
Sep 1944–Aug 1946 24-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Sep 1944–Aug 1946 24-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Sep 1943–Aug 1946 36-Month	52.06°F (11.14°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	52.06°F (11.14°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1938
Sep 1942–Aug 1946 48-Month	52.12°F (11.18°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1920
	52.12°F (11.18°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1924
Sep 1941–Aug 1946 60-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1920
Sep 1941–Aug 1946 60-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings