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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1957 1-Month	64.18°F (17.88°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1965
	64.18°F (17.88°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1998
	Ties: 1962, 1976
Aug–Sep 1957 2-Month	67.92°F (19.96°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1974
	67.92°F (19.96°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1998
	Ties: 1949
Jul–Sep 1957 3-Month	70.04°F (21.13°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1950
Jul–Sep 1957 3-Month	70.04°F (21.13°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
Jun–Sep 1957 4-Month	69.70°F (20.94°C)	69.76°F (20.98°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1903
	69.70°F (20.94°C)	69.76°F (20.98°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2022
	Ties: 1896
May–Sep 1957 5-Month	67.69°F (19.83°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	67.69°F (19.83°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1973
Apr–Sep 1957 6-Month	64.86°F (18.26°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
Apr–Sep 1957 6-Month	64.86°F (18.26°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
Mar–Sep 1957 7-Month	61.49°F (16.38°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Mar–Sep 1957 7-Month	61.49°F (16.38°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
Feb–Sep 1957 8-Month	58.56°F (14.76°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Feb–Sep 1957 8-Month	58.56°F (14.76°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Jan–Sep 1957 9-Month	55.06°F (12.81°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Jan–Sep 1957 9-Month	55.06°F (12.81°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Dec 1956–Sep 1957 10-Month	53.18°F (11.77°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Dec 1956–Sep 1957 10-Month	53.18°F (11.77°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Nov 1956–Sep 1957 11-Month	52.01°F (11.12°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
	52.01°F (11.12°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1930
Oct 1956–Sep 1957 12-Month	52.36°F (11.31°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
	52.36°F (11.31°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1943
Apr 1956–Sep 1957 18-Month	56.65°F (13.69°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Apr 1956–Sep 1957 18-Month	56.65°F (13.69°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Oct 1955–Sep 1957 24-Month	52.03°F (11.13°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1913, 1918
Oct 1955–Sep 1957 24-Month	52.03°F (11.13°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Oct 1954–Sep 1957 36-Month	52.13°F (11.18°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Oct 1954–Sep 1957 36-Month	52.13°F (11.18°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
Oct 1953–Sep 1957 48-Month	52.45°F (11.36°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Oct 1953–Sep 1957 48-Month	52.45°F (11.36°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
Oct 1952–Sep 1957 60-Month	52.51°F (11.39°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1920
	52.51°F (11.39°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020
	Ties: 1942, 1995

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings