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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1955 1-Month	73.87°F (23.26°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	1.77°F (0.98°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1927
August 1955 1-Month	73.87°F (23.26°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	1.77°F (0.98°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1983
Jul–Aug 1955 2-Month	74.16°F (23.42°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1992
Jul–Aug 1955 2-Month	74.16°F (23.42°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1936
Jun–Aug 1955 3-Month	71.62°F (22.01°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
Jun–Aug 1955 3-Month	71.62°F (22.01°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1955 4-Month	69.04°F (20.58°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1907
May–Aug 1955 4-Month	69.04°F (20.58°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2018
Apr–Aug 1955 5-Month	65.80°F (18.78°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
	65.80°F (18.78°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1980
Mar–Aug 1955 6-Month	61.51°F (16.39°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
	61.51°F (16.39°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 2013
Feb–Aug 1955 7-Month	57.16°F (13.98°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Feb–Aug 1955 7-Month	57.16°F (13.98°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Jan–Aug 1955 8-Month	53.68°F (12.04°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	53.68°F (12.04°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1963
Dec 1954–Aug 1955 9-Month	51.49°F (10.83°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	51.49°F (10.83°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1933
Nov 1954–Aug 1955 10-Month	50.74°F (10.41°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
	50.74°F (10.41°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1996
Oct 1954–Aug 1955 11-Month	51.10°F (10.61°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
	51.10°F (10.61°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1963
Sep 1954–Aug 1955 12-Month	52.38°F (11.32°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Sep 1954–Aug 1955 12-Month	52.38°F (11.32°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Mar 1954–Aug 1955 18-Month	55.39°F (12.99°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	55.39°F (12.99°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1919
Sep 1953–Aug 1955 24-Month	52.89°F (11.61°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.87°F (0.49°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Sep 1953–Aug 1955 24-Month	52.89°F (11.61°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.87°F (0.49°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
Sep 1952–Aug 1955 36-Month	52.83°F (11.57°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
Sep 1952–Aug 1955 36-Month	52.83°F (11.57°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
Sep 1951–Aug 1955 48-Month	52.59°F (11.44°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1920
	52.59°F (11.44°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1988
Sep 1950–Aug 1955 60-Month	52.42°F (11.34°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1920
Sep 1950–Aug 1955 60-Month	52.42°F (11.34°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings