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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1952 1-Month	37.69°F (3.16°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-3.81°F (-2.12°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1965
March 1952 1-Month	37.69°F (3.16°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-3.81°F (-2.12°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2012
Feb–Mar 1952 2-Month	36.58°F (2.54°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
Feb–Mar 1952 2-Month	36.58°F (2.54°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Jan–Mar 1952 3-Month	35.05°F (1.69°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Jan–Mar 1952 3-Month	35.05°F (1.69°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Dec 1951–Mar 1952 4-Month	34.10°F (1.17°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
Dec 1951–Mar 1952 4-Month	34.10°F (1.17°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Nov 1951–Mar 1952 5-Month	34.89°F (1.61°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-1.09°F (-0.60°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Nov 1951–Mar 1952 5-Month	34.89°F (1.61°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-1.09°F (-0.60°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2000
Oct 1951–Mar 1952 6-Month	38.08°F (3.38°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	-0.93°F (-0.51°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Oct 1951–Mar 1952 6-Month	38.08°F (3.38°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	-0.93°F (-0.51°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2016
Sep 1951–Mar 1952 7-Month	41.79°F (5.44°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-0.91°F (-0.50°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Sep 1951–Mar 1952 7-Month	41.79°F (5.44°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-0.91°F (-0.50°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2016
Aug 1951–Mar 1952 8-Month	45.56°F (7.53°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Aug 1951–Mar 1952 8-Month	45.56°F (7.53°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2016
Jul 1951–Mar 1952 9-Month	48.68°F (9.27°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Jul 1951–Mar 1952 9-Month	48.68°F (9.27°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2012
Jun 1951–Mar 1952 10-Month	50.48°F (10.27°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
Jun 1951–Mar 1952 10-Month	50.48°F (10.27°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
May 1951–Mar 1952 11-Month	51.41°F (10.78°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
	51.41°F (10.78°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
	Ties: 1920
Apr 1951–Mar 1952 12-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
	Ties: 1951
Oct 1950–Mar 1952 18-Month	47.20°F (8.44°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
Oct 1950–Mar 1952 18-Month	47.20°F (8.44°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
Apr 1950–Mar 1952 24-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.75°F (-0.41°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
Apr 1950–Mar 1952 24-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.75°F (-0.41°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
Apr 1949–Mar 1952 36-Month	51.69°F (10.94°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
	51.69°F (10.94°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1908
Apr 1948–Mar 1952 48-Month	51.68°F (10.93°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
Apr 1948–Mar 1952 48-Month	51.68°F (10.93°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
Apr 1947–Mar 1952 60-Month	51.66°F (10.92°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
Apr 1947–Mar 1952 60-Month	51.66°F (10.92°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings