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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1960 1-Month	66.45°F (19.14°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.59°F (0.88°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1965
	66.45°F (19.14°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.59°F (0.88°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1998
	Ties: 1954
Aug–Sep 1960 2-Month	69.33°F (20.74°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.85°F (0.47°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1974
	69.33°F (20.74°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.85°F (0.47°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1998
	Ties: 1930
Jul–Sep 1960 3-Month	70.85°F (21.58°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1950
	70.85°F (21.58°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
	Ties: 1995
Jun–Sep 1960 4-Month	70.41°F (21.34°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1903
Jun–Sep 1960 4-Month	70.41°F (21.34°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2021, 2022
May–Sep 1960 5-Month	68.19°F (20.11°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1907
May–Sep 1960 5-Month	68.19°F (20.11°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Apr–Sep 1960 6-Month	65.59°F (18.66°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
Apr–Sep 1960 6-Month	65.59°F (18.66°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Mar–Sep 1960 7-Month	61.35°F (16.31°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.34°F (-0.18°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Mar–Sep 1960 7-Month	61.35°F (16.31°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.34°F (-0.18°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Feb–Sep 1960 8-Month	57.50°F (14.17°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	57.50°F (14.17°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1905
Jan–Sep 1960 9-Month	54.38°F (12.43°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1912
Jan–Sep 1960 9-Month	54.38°F (12.43°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Dec 1959–Sep 1960 10-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Dec 1959–Sep 1960 10-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Nov 1959–Sep 1960 11-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Nov 1959–Sep 1960 11-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Oct 1959–Sep 1960 12-Month	51.45°F (10.81°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Oct 1959–Sep 1960 12-Month	51.45°F (10.81°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Apr 1959–Sep 1960 18-Month	56.18°F (13.43°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	56.18°F (13.43°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1950, 1958
Oct 1958–Sep 1960 24-Month	51.86°F (11.03°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913, 1918
Oct 1958–Sep 1960 24-Month	51.86°F (11.03°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Oct 1957–Sep 1960 36-Month	51.86°F (11.03°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Oct 1957–Sep 1960 36-Month	51.86°F (11.03°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Oct 1956–Sep 1960 48-Month	51.98°F (11.10°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Oct 1956–Sep 1960 48-Month	51.98°F (11.10°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Oct 1955–Sep 1960 60-Month	51.92°F (11.07°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1920
Oct 1955–Sep 1960 60-Month	51.92°F (11.07°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings