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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1949 1-Month	54.05°F (12.25°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1925
October 1949 1-Month	54.05°F (12.25°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1963
Sep–Oct 1949 2-Month	58.89°F (14.94°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
Sep–Oct 1949 2-Month	58.89°F (14.94°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
Aug–Oct 1949 3-Month	63.29°F (17.38°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
	63.29°F (17.38°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1947
	Ties: 1984
Jul–Oct 1949 4-Month	66.02°F (18.90°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
	66.02°F (18.90°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2022
	Ties: 2004
Jun–Oct 1949 5-Month	66.67°F (19.26°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1912
	66.67°F (19.26°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2021
	Ties: 1948, 1986
May–Oct 1949 6-Month	65.84°F (18.80°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
May–Oct 1949 6-Month	65.84°F (18.80°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
Apr–Oct 1949 7-Month	63.87°F (17.71°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.38°F (0.22°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1907
	63.87°F (17.71°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.38°F (0.22°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934, 2012
	Ties: 1914, 1943
Mar–Oct 1949 8-Month	60.99°F (16.11°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Mar–Oct 1949 8-Month	60.99°F (16.11°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Feb–Oct 1949 9-Month	57.76°F (14.31°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Feb–Oct 1949 9-Month	57.76°F (14.31°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Jan–Oct 1949 10-Month	54.57°F (12.54°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1912, 1917
	54.57°F (12.54°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1964
Dec 1948–Oct 1949 11-Month	52.57°F (11.43°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Dec 1948–Oct 1949 11-Month	52.57°F (11.43°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Nov 1948–Oct 1949 12-Month	51.66°F (10.92°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Nov 1948–Oct 1949 12-Month	51.66°F (10.92°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
May 1948–Oct 1949 18-Month	56.30°F (13.50°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	56.30°F (13.50°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1936
Nov 1947–Oct 1949 24-Month	51.50°F (10.83°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1913
Nov 1947–Oct 1949 24-Month	51.50°F (10.83°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
Nov 1946–Oct 1949 36-Month	51.83°F (11.02°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
Nov 1946–Oct 1949 36-Month	51.83°F (11.02°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
Nov 1945–Oct 1949 48-Month	51.97°F (11.09°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
Nov 1945–Oct 1949 48-Month	51.97°F (11.09°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
Nov 1944–Oct 1949 60-Month	51.94°F (11.08°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1920
Nov 1944–Oct 1949 60-Month	51.94°F (11.08°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings