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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1968 1-Month	54.64°F (12.58°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1925
October 1968 1-Month	54.64°F (12.58°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1963
Sep–Oct 1968 2-Month	59.27°F (15.15°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
Sep–Oct 1968 2-Month	59.27°F (15.15°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
Aug–Oct 1968 3-Month	63.04°F (17.24°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1976
Aug–Oct 1968 3-Month	63.04°F (17.24°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1947
Jul–Oct 1968 4-Month	65.50°F (18.61°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
Jul–Oct 1968 4-Month	65.50°F (18.61°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2022
Jun–Oct 1968 5-Month	66.10°F (18.94°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
	66.10°F (18.94°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2021
	Ties: 1957
May–Oct 1968 6-Month	64.78°F (18.21°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
May–Oct 1968 6-Month	64.78°F (18.21°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
Apr–Oct 1968 7-Month	62.75°F (17.08°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
Apr–Oct 1968 7-Month	62.75°F (17.08°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1968 8-Month	60.35°F (15.75°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
Mar–Oct 1968 8-Month	60.35°F (15.75°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2012
Feb–Oct 1968 9-Month	57.30°F (14.06°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
Feb–Oct 1968 9-Month	57.30°F (14.06°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Oct 1968 10-Month	54.47°F (12.48°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1968 10-Month	54.47°F (12.48°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Dec 1967–Oct 1968 11-Month	52.43°F (11.35°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	52.43°F (11.35°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1928
Nov 1967–Oct 1968 12-Month	51.52°F (10.84°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Nov 1967–Oct 1968 12-Month	51.52°F (10.84°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
May 1967–Oct 1968 18-Month	55.84°F (13.24°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
May 1967–Oct 1968 18-Month	55.84°F (13.24°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
Nov 1966–Oct 1968 24-Month	51.74°F (10.97°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913
	51.74°F (10.97°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1962
Nov 1965–Oct 1968 36-Month	51.78°F (10.99°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
Nov 1965–Oct 1968 36-Month	51.78°F (10.99°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
Nov 1964–Oct 1968 48-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1918
	51.63°F (10.91°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
	Ties: 1969
Nov 1963–Oct 1968 60-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
Nov 1963–Oct 1968 60-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings