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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1947 1-Month	58.80°F (14.89°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	4.69°F (2.61°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1925
October 1947 1-Month	58.80°F (14.89°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	4.69°F (2.61°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1963
Sep–Oct 1947 2-Month	62.67°F (17.04°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	3.18°F (1.77°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
Sep–Oct 1947 2-Month	62.67°F (17.04°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	3.18°F (1.77°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Aug–Oct 1947 3-Month	66.47°F (19.15°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	2.78°F (1.54°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
Aug–Oct 1947 3-Month	66.47°F (19.15°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	2.78°F (1.54°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1947
Jul–Oct 1947 4-Month	68.06°F (20.03°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	1.89°F (1.05°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
Jul–Oct 1947 4-Month	68.06°F (20.03°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	1.89°F (1.05°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2022
Jun–Oct 1947 5-Month	67.79°F (19.88°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	1.16°F (0.64°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
	67.79°F (19.88°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	1.16°F (0.64°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
	Ties: 1921
May–Oct 1947 6-Month	66.51°F (19.17°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.95°F (0.53°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	66.51°F (19.17°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.95°F (0.53°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1921
Apr–Oct 1947 7-Month	64.29°F (17.94°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.80°F (0.45°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
	64.29°F (17.94°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.80°F (0.45°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934, 2012
	Ties: 1921
Mar–Oct 1947 8-Month	61.10°F (16.17°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Mar–Oct 1947 8-Month	61.10°F (16.17°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Oct 1947 9-Month	57.80°F (14.33°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	57.80°F (14.33°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1957
Jan–Oct 1947 10-Month	55.20°F (12.89°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1947 10-Month	55.20°F (12.89°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Dec 1946–Oct 1947 11-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	52.97°F (11.65°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Dec 1946–Oct 1947 11-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	52.97°F (11.65°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Nov 1946–Oct 1947 12-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Nov 1946–Oct 1947 12-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
May 1946–Oct 1947 18-Month	56.65°F (13.69°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	56.65°F (13.69°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1961
Nov 1945–Oct 1947 24-Month	52.43°F (11.35°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
Nov 1945–Oct 1947 24-Month	52.43°F (11.35°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
Nov 1944–Oct 1947 36-Month	52.24°F (11.24°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	52.24°F (11.24°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
	Ties: 1942
Nov 1943–Oct 1947 48-Month	52.16°F (11.20°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
	52.16°F (11.20°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1944
Nov 1942–Oct 1947 60-Month	52.19°F (11.22°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1920
	52.19°F (11.22°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2020
	Ties: 1944

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings