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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1959 1-Month	41.45°F (5.25°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1965
March 1959 1-Month	41.45°F (5.25°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
Feb–Mar 1959 2-Month	36.97°F (2.76°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
Feb–Mar 1959 2-Month	36.97°F (2.76°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–Mar 1959 3-Month	34.48°F (1.38°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1912
	34.48°F (1.38°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1918
Dec 1958–Mar 1959 4-Month	33.92°F (1.07°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1899
	33.92°F (1.07°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1963, 2010
Nov 1958–Mar 1959 5-Month	35.74°F (2.08°C)	35.99°F (2.22°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
Nov 1958–Mar 1959 5-Month	35.74°F (2.08°C)	35.99°F (2.22°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2000
Oct 1958–Mar 1959 6-Month	38.90°F (3.83°C)	39.00°F (3.89°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
	38.90°F (3.83°C)	39.00°F (3.89°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1964
Sep 1958–Mar 1959 7-Month	42.69°F (5.94°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
Sep 1958–Mar 1959 7-Month	42.69°F (5.94°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
Aug 1958–Mar 1959 8-Month	46.52°F (8.07°C)	46.38°F (7.99°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
Aug 1958–Mar 1959 8-Month	46.52°F (8.07°C)	46.38°F (7.99°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
Jul 1958–Mar 1959 9-Month	49.42°F (9.68°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
	49.42°F (9.68°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1980
Jun 1958–Mar 1959 10-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
Jun 1958–Mar 1959 10-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
May 1958–Mar 1959 11-Month	52.28°F (11.27°C)	52.11°F (11.17°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
	52.28°F (11.27°C)	52.11°F (11.17°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1964
Apr 1958–Mar 1959 12-Month	52.12°F (11.18°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
	52.12°F (11.18°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1900
Oct 1957–Mar 1959 18-Month	47.53°F (8.63°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
Oct 1957–Mar 1959 18-Month	47.53°F (8.63°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Apr 1957–Mar 1959 24-Month	51.86°F (11.03°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	51.86°F (11.03°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1965
Apr 1956–Mar 1959 36-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1947, 1961
Apr 1955–Mar 1959 48-Month	52.06°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	52.06°F (11.14°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1923, 1953, 1996
Apr 1954–Mar 1959 60-Month	52.13°F (11.18°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1920
	52.13°F (11.18°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings