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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1972 1-Month	33.55°F (0.86°C)	33.82°F (1.01°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1936
February 1972 1-Month	33.55°F (0.86°C)	33.82°F (1.01°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1954
Jan–Feb 1972 2-Month	31.74°F (-0.14°C)	31.97°F (-0.02°C)	-0.23°F (-0.12°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
Jan–Feb 1972 2-Month	31.74°F (-0.14°C)	31.97°F (-0.02°C)	-0.23°F (-0.12°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Dec 1971–Feb 1972 3-Month	32.49°F (0.27°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
Dec 1971–Feb 1972 3-Month	32.49°F (0.27°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
Nov 1971–Feb 1972 4-Month	34.77°F (1.54°C)	34.60°F (1.44°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
Nov 1971–Feb 1972 4-Month	34.77°F (1.54°C)	34.60°F (1.44°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2000
Oct 1971–Feb 1972 5-Month	38.83°F (3.79°C)	38.51°F (3.62°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1899
Oct 1971–Feb 1972 5-Month	38.83°F (3.79°C)	38.51°F (3.62°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Sep 1971–Feb 1972 6-Month	43.08°F (6.16°C)	42.90°F (6.06°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1899
	43.08°F (6.16°C)	42.90°F (6.06°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
	Ties: 1945
Aug 1971–Feb 1972 7-Month	47.21°F (8.45°C)	47.07°F (8.37°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1899
Aug 1971–Feb 1972 7-Month	47.21°F (8.45°C)	47.07°F (8.37°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
Jul 1971–Feb 1972 8-Month	50.36°F (10.20°C)	50.39°F (10.22°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1899
Jul 1971–Feb 1972 8-Month	50.36°F (10.20°C)	50.39°F (10.22°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Jun 1971–Feb 1972 9-Month	52.48°F (11.38°C)	52.40°F (11.33°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
	52.48°F (11.38°C)	52.40°F (11.33°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1914
May 1971–Feb 1972 10-Month	53.06°F (11.70°C)	53.18°F (11.77°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918, 1977
	53.06°F (11.70°C)	53.18°F (11.77°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
	Ties: 1975
Apr 1971–Feb 1972 11-Month	52.80°F (11.56°C)	52.98°F (11.66°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
Apr 1971–Feb 1972 11-Month	52.80°F (11.56°C)	52.98°F (11.66°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
Mar 1971–Feb 1972 12-Month	51.71°F (10.95°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
Mar 1971–Feb 1972 12-Month	51.71°F (10.95°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Sep 1970–Feb 1972 18-Month	48.62°F (9.23°C)	48.97°F (9.43°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
Sep 1970–Feb 1972 18-Month	48.62°F (9.23°C)	48.97°F (9.43°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
Mar 1970–Feb 1972 24-Month	51.67°F (10.93°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
Mar 1970–Feb 1972 24-Month	51.67°F (10.93°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
Mar 1969–Feb 1972 36-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1980
Mar 1968–Feb 1972 48-Month	51.56°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	51.56°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 1973
Mar 1967–Feb 1972 60-Month	51.53°F (10.85°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
Mar 1967–Feb 1972 60-Month	51.53°F (10.85°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings