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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1948 1-Month	66.07°F (18.93°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1965
September 1948 1-Month	66.07°F (18.93°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1998
Aug–Sep 1948 2-Month	69.06°F (20.59°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1974
Aug–Sep 1948 2-Month	69.06°F (20.59°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1998
Jul–Sep 1948 3-Month	70.46°F (21.37°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1950
	70.46°F (21.37°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2022
	Ties: 1994
Jun–Sep 1948 4-Month	70.04°F (21.13°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1903
	70.04°F (21.13°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1947
May–Sep 1948 5-Month	68.08°F (20.04°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
	68.08°F (20.04°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1897
Apr–Sep 1948 6-Month	65.62°F (18.68°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
	65.62°F (18.68°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1969
Mar–Sep 1948 7-Month	61.78°F (16.54°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1912
Mar–Sep 1948 7-Month	61.78°F (16.54°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Sep 1948 8-Month	58.01°F (14.45°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Feb–Sep 1948 8-Month	58.01°F (14.45°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Sep 1948 9-Month	54.66°F (12.59°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	54.66°F (12.59°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1964, 1969
Dec 1947–Sep 1948 10-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Dec 1947–Sep 1948 10-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Nov 1947–Sep 1948 11-Month	51.18°F (10.66°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
	51.18°F (10.66°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1978
Oct 1947–Sep 1948 12-Month	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1944
Apr 1947–Sep 1948 18-Month	56.28°F (13.49°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	56.28°F (13.49°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1927
Oct 1946–Sep 1948 24-Month	51.92°F (11.07°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913, 1918
	51.92°F (11.07°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1976
Oct 1945–Sep 1948 36-Month	52.10°F (11.17°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	52.10°F (11.17°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1944
Oct 1944–Sep 1948 48-Month	52.06°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1918
	52.06°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1945, 1947, 1958
Oct 1943–Sep 1948 60-Month	52.01°F (11.12°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1920
Oct 1943–Sep 1948 60-Month	52.01°F (11.12°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings