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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1953 1-Month	56.21°F (13.45°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	2.10°F (1.17°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1925
October 1953 1-Month	56.21°F (13.45°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	2.10°F (1.17°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1963
Sep–Oct 1953 2-Month	61.19°F (16.22°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	1.70°F (0.95°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
Sep–Oct 1953 2-Month	61.19°F (16.22°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	1.70°F (0.95°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Aug–Oct 1953 3-Month	64.82°F (18.23°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	1.13°F (0.62°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
Aug–Oct 1953 3-Month	64.82°F (18.23°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	1.13°F (0.62°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1947
Jul–Oct 1953 4-Month	67.16°F (19.53°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	0.99°F (0.55°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
Jul–Oct 1953 4-Month	67.16°F (19.53°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	0.99°F (0.55°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2022
Jun–Oct 1953 5-Month	67.76°F (19.87°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	1.13°F (0.63°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
Jun–Oct 1953 5-Month	67.76°F (19.87°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	1.13°F (0.63°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
May–Oct 1953 6-Month	66.33°F (19.07°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May–Oct 1953 6-Month	66.33°F (19.07°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
Apr–Oct 1953 7-Month	63.82°F (17.68°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	63.82°F (17.68°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1934, 2012
	Ties: 2004
Mar–Oct 1953 8-Month	61.31°F (16.28°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Mar–Oct 1953 8-Month	61.31°F (16.28°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Oct 1953 9-Month	58.49°F (14.72°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	58.49°F (14.72°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1910
Jan–Oct 1953 10-Month	56.28°F (13.49°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	1.29°F (0.72°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1953 10-Month	56.28°F (13.49°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	1.29°F (0.72°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Dec 1952–Oct 1953 11-Month	54.20°F (12.33°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Dec 1952–Oct 1953 11-Month	54.20°F (12.33°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Nov 1952–Oct 1953 12-Month	53.01°F (11.67°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.98°F (0.54°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Nov 1952–Oct 1953 12-Month	53.01°F (11.67°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.98°F (0.54°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
May 1952–Oct 1953 18-Month	57.40°F (14.11°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	0.86°F (0.48°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May 1952–Oct 1953 18-Month	57.40°F (14.11°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	0.86°F (0.48°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Nov 1951–Oct 1953 24-Month	52.47°F (11.37°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
Nov 1951–Oct 1953 24-Month	52.47°F (11.37°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
Nov 1950–Oct 1953 36-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	52.14°F (11.19°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1994
Nov 1949–Oct 1953 48-Month	52.06°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	52.06°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1958
Nov 1948–Oct 1953 60-Month	51.98°F (11.10°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1920
	51.98°F (11.10°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2020
	Ties: 1931

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings