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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1953 1-Month	35.87°F (2.15°C)	33.82°F (1.01°C)	2.05°F (1.14°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
February 1953 1-Month	35.87°F (2.15°C)	33.82°F (1.01°C)	2.05°F (1.14°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1954
Jan–Feb 1953 2-Month	36.15°F (2.31°C)	31.97°F (-0.02°C)	4.18°F (2.33°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
Jan–Feb 1953 2-Month	36.15°F (2.31°C)	31.97°F (-0.02°C)	4.18°F (2.33°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Dec 1952–Feb 1953 3-Month	35.25°F (1.81°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	3.02°F (1.68°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
Dec 1952–Feb 1953 3-Month	35.25°F (1.81°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	3.02°F (1.68°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2016
Nov 1952–Feb 1953 4-Month	36.42°F (2.46°C)	34.61°F (1.45°C)	1.81°F (1.01°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
Nov 1952–Feb 1953 4-Month	36.42°F (2.46°C)	34.61°F (1.45°C)	1.81°F (1.01°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2000
Oct 1952–Feb 1953 5-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	38.50°F (3.61°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
Oct 1952–Feb 1953 5-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	38.50°F (3.61°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Sep 1952–Feb 1953 6-Month	44.08°F (6.71°C)	42.89°F (6.05°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
Sep 1952–Feb 1953 6-Month	44.08°F (6.71°C)	42.89°F (6.05°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Aug 1952–Feb 1953 7-Month	48.19°F (8.99°C)	47.07°F (8.37°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
Aug 1952–Feb 1953 7-Month	48.19°F (8.99°C)	47.07°F (8.37°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Jul 1952–Feb 1953 8-Month	51.43°F (10.79°C)	50.39°F (10.22°C)	1.04°F (0.57°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
Jul 1952–Feb 1953 8-Month	51.43°F (10.79°C)	50.39°F (10.22°C)	1.04°F (0.57°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Jun 1952–Feb 1953 9-Month	53.57°F (11.98°C)	52.39°F (11.33°C)	1.18°F (0.65°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1977
	53.57°F (11.98°C)	52.39°F (11.33°C)	1.18°F (0.65°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1991, 1998
May 1952–Feb 1953 10-Month	54.28°F (12.38°C)	53.18°F (11.77°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918, 1977
May 1952–Feb 1953 10-Month	54.28°F (12.38°C)	53.18°F (11.77°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Apr 1952–Feb 1953 11-Month	54.04°F (12.24°C)	52.99°F (11.66°C)	1.05°F (0.58°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Apr 1952–Feb 1953 11-Month	54.04°F (12.24°C)	52.99°F (11.66°C)	1.05°F (0.58°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Mar 1952–Feb 1953 12-Month	52.68°F (11.49°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Mar 1952–Feb 1953 12-Month	52.68°F (11.49°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Sep 1951–Feb 1953 18-Month	49.28°F (9.60°C)	48.98°F (9.43°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Sep 1951–Feb 1953 18-Month	49.28°F (9.60°C)	48.98°F (9.43°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Mar 1951–Feb 1953 24-Month	52.01°F (11.12°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Mar 1951–Feb 1953 24-Month	52.01°F (11.12°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Mar 1950–Feb 1953 36-Month	51.77°F (10.98°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
Mar 1950–Feb 1953 36-Month	51.77°F (10.98°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2018
Mar 1949–Feb 1953 48-Month	52.00°F (11.11°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Mar 1949–Feb 1953 48-Month	52.00°F (11.11°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2019
Mar 1948–Feb 1953 60-Month	51.90°F (11.06°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	51.90°F (11.06°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2020
	Ties: 1925, 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings