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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1950 1-Month	57.47°F (14.15°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	3.36°F (1.87°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1925
October 1950 1-Month	57.47°F (14.15°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	3.36°F (1.87°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1963
Sep–Oct 1950 2-Month	60.49°F (15.83°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1976
Sep–Oct 1950 2-Month	60.49°F (15.83°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Aug–Oct 1950 3-Month	63.66°F (17.59°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1976
Aug–Oct 1950 3-Month	63.66°F (17.59°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1947
Jul–Oct 1950 4-Month	65.55°F (18.64°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1976
Jul–Oct 1950 4-Month	65.55°F (18.64°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2022
Jun–Oct 1950 5-Month	66.03°F (18.91°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	66.03°F (18.91°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2021
	Ties: 1927
May–Oct 1950 6-Month	64.93°F (18.29°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
May–Oct 1950 6-Month	64.93°F (18.29°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
Apr–Oct 1950 7-Month	62.61°F (17.01°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.88°F (-0.48°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
Apr–Oct 1950 7-Month	62.61°F (17.01°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.88°F (-0.48°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1950 8-Month	59.64°F (15.36°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	59.64°F (15.36°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1920
Feb–Oct 1950 9-Month	56.96°F (13.87°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	56.96°F (13.87°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1915
Jan–Oct 1950 10-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1950 10-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Dec 1949–Oct 1950 11-Month	52.39°F (11.33°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	52.39°F (11.33°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1906
Nov 1949–Oct 1950 12-Month	51.80°F (11.00°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Nov 1949–Oct 1950 12-Month	51.80°F (11.00°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
May 1949–Oct 1950 18-Month	56.48°F (13.60°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	56.48°F (13.60°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1910
Nov 1948–Oct 1950 24-Month	51.73°F (10.96°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	51.73°F (10.96°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1915
Nov 1947–Oct 1950 36-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
Nov 1947–Oct 1950 36-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
Nov 1946–Oct 1950 48-Month	51.82°F (11.01°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
	51.82°F (11.01°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1982
Nov 1945–Oct 1950 60-Month	51.93°F (11.07°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1920
Nov 1945–Oct 1950 60-Month	51.93°F (11.07°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings