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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1954 1-Month	30.90°F (-0.61°C)	30.12°F (-1.04°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
January 1954 1-Month	30.90°F (-0.61°C)	30.12°F (-1.04°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2006
Dec 1953–Jan 1954 2-Month	32.30°F (0.17°C)	31.43°F (-0.32°C)	0.87°F (0.49°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
Dec 1953–Jan 1954 2-Month	32.30°F (0.17°C)	31.43°F (-0.32°C)	0.87°F (0.49°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2020
Nov 1953–Jan 1954 3-Month	36.16°F (2.31°C)	34.86°F (1.59°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1977
Nov 1953–Jan 1954 3-Month	36.16°F (2.31°C)	34.86°F (1.59°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2002
Oct 1953–Jan 1954 4-Month	41.17°F (5.09°C)	39.68°F (4.27°C)	1.49°F (0.82°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1977
Oct 1953–Jan 1954 4-Month	41.17°F (5.09°C)	39.68°F (4.27°C)	1.49°F (0.82°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Sep 1953–Jan 1954 5-Month	46.17°F (7.87°C)	44.71°F (7.06°C)	1.46°F (0.81°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1977
Sep 1953–Jan 1954 5-Month	46.17°F (7.87°C)	44.71°F (7.06°C)	1.46°F (0.81°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
Aug 1953–Jan 1954 6-Month	50.49°F (10.27°C)	49.28°F (9.60°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1977
Aug 1953–Jan 1954 6-Month	50.49°F (10.27°C)	49.28°F (9.60°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
Jul 1953–Jan 1954 7-Month	53.87°F (12.15°C)	52.75°F (11.53°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1977
Jul 1953–Jan 1954 7-Month	53.87°F (12.15°C)	52.75°F (11.53°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
Jun 1953–Jan 1954 8-Month	55.91°F (13.28°C)	54.72°F (12.62°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1977
Jun 1953–Jan 1954 8-Month	55.91°F (13.28°C)	54.72°F (12.62°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
May 1953–Jan 1954 9-Month	56.27°F (13.48°C)	55.33°F (12.96°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1977
May 1953–Jan 1954 9-Month	56.27°F (13.48°C)	55.33°F (12.96°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2022
Apr 1953–Jan 1954 10-Month	55.52°F (13.07°C)	54.90°F (12.72°C)	0.62°F (0.35°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Apr 1953–Jan 1954 10-Month	55.52°F (13.07°C)	54.90°F (12.72°C)	0.62°F (0.35°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2022
Mar 1953–Jan 1954 11-Month	54.45°F (12.47°C)	53.68°F (12.04°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	54.45°F (12.47°C)	53.68°F (12.04°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2013
	Ties: 1988
Feb 1953–Jan 1954 12-Month	52.90°F (11.61°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	52.90°F (11.61°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 2011
Aug 1952–Jan 1954 18-Month	52.02°F (11.12°C)	51.10°F (10.61°C)	0.92°F (0.51°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Aug 1952–Jan 1954 18-Month	52.02°F (11.12°C)	51.10°F (10.61°C)	0.92°F (0.51°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Feb 1952–Jan 1954 24-Month	52.77°F (11.54°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	52.77°F (11.54°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2018
	Ties: 1996
Feb 1951–Jan 1954 36-Month	52.27°F (11.26°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	52.27°F (11.26°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1932, 1987
Feb 1950–Jan 1954 48-Month	52.05°F (11.14°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Feb 1950–Jan 1954 48-Month	52.05°F (11.14°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2019
Feb 1949–Jan 1954 60-Month	52.12°F (11.18°C)	51.97°F (11.09°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	52.12°F (11.18°C)	51.97°F (11.09°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1947

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings