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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
July 1948 1-Month	73.26°F (22.92°C)	73.61°F (23.12°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1915
	73.26°F (22.92°C)	73.61°F (23.12°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1936
	Ties: 1973, 1990
Jun–Jul 1948 2-Month	71.01°F (21.67°C)	71.05°F (21.69°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1915
Jun–Jul 1948 2-Month	71.01°F (21.67°C)	71.05°F (21.69°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
May–Jul 1948 3-Month	67.42°F (19.68°C)	67.43°F (19.68°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
	67.42°F (19.68°C)	67.43°F (19.68°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1955
Apr–Jul 1948 4-Month	63.90°F (17.72°C)	63.34°F (17.41°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
	63.90°F (17.72°C)	63.34°F (17.41°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1914, 2004
Mar–Jul 1948 5-Month	58.86°F (14.92°C)	58.97°F (14.98°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Mar–Jul 1948 5-Month	58.86°F (14.92°C)	58.97°F (14.98°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Jul 1948 6-Month	54.32°F (12.40°C)	54.78°F (12.66°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Feb–Jul 1948 6-Month	54.32°F (12.40°C)	54.78°F (12.66°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Jul 1948 7-Month	50.55°F (10.31°C)	51.26°F (10.70°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1912
	50.55°F (10.31°C)	51.26°F (10.70°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1962
Dec 1947–Jul 1948 8-Month	48.34°F (9.08°C)	48.94°F (9.41°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.34°F (9.08°C)	48.94°F (9.41°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1960
Nov 1947–Jul 1948 9-Month	47.20°F (8.44°C)	48.14°F (8.97°C)	-0.94°F (-0.53°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Nov 1947–Jul 1948 9-Month	47.20°F (8.44°C)	48.14°F (8.97°C)	-0.94°F (-0.53°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Oct 1947–Jul 1948 10-Month	48.36°F (9.09°C)	48.74°F (9.30°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	48.36°F (9.09°C)	48.74°F (9.30°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1956
Sep 1947–Jul 1948 11-Month	50.02°F (10.01°C)	50.20°F (10.11°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	50.02°F (10.01°C)	50.20°F (10.11°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1896
Aug 1947–Jul 1948 12-Month	52.02°F (11.12°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	52.02°F (11.12°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1923
Feb 1947–Jul 1948 18-Month	52.50°F (11.39°C)	52.94°F (11.63°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
	52.50°F (11.39°C)	52.94°F (11.63°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1971
Aug 1946–Jul 1948 24-Month	51.82°F (11.01°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
Aug 1946–Jul 1948 24-Month	51.82°F (11.01°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Aug 1945–Jul 1948 36-Month	52.07°F (11.15°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Aug 1945–Jul 1948 36-Month	52.07°F (11.15°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
Aug 1944–Jul 1948 48-Month	52.04°F (11.13°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1918
Aug 1944–Jul 1948 48-Month	52.04°F (11.13°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
Aug 1943–Jul 1948 60-Month	52.00°F (11.11°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1920
	52.00°F (11.11°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1911

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings