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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
July 1972 1-Month	72.18°F (22.32°C)	73.61°F (23.12°C)	-1.43°F (-0.80°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1915
July 1972 1-Month	72.18°F (22.32°C)	73.61°F (23.12°C)	-1.43°F (-0.80°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1936
Jun–Jul 1972 2-Month	70.20°F (21.22°C)	71.05°F (21.69°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1915
Jun–Jul 1972 2-Month	70.20°F (21.22°C)	71.05°F (21.69°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
May–Jul 1972 3-Month	66.98°F (19.43°C)	67.43°F (19.68°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
May–Jul 1972 3-Month	66.98°F (19.43°C)	67.43°F (19.68°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
Apr–Jul 1972 4-Month	62.94°F (17.19°C)	63.34°F (17.41°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
Apr–Jul 1972 4-Month	62.94°F (17.19°C)	63.34°F (17.41°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
Mar–Jul 1972 5-Month	59.16°F (15.09°C)	58.97°F (14.98°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Mar–Jul 1972 5-Month	59.16°F (15.09°C)	58.97°F (14.98°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2012
Feb–Jul 1972 6-Month	54.89°F (12.72°C)	54.78°F (12.66°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Feb–Jul 1972 6-Month	54.89°F (12.72°C)	54.78°F (12.66°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Jul 1972 7-Month	51.32°F (10.73°C)	51.26°F (10.70°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
	51.32°F (10.73°C)	51.26°F (10.70°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1985
Dec 1971–Jul 1972 8-Month	49.16°F (9.53°C)	48.94°F (9.41°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Dec 1971–Jul 1972 8-Month	49.16°F (9.53°C)	48.94°F (9.41°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Nov 1971–Jul 1972 9-Month	48.32°F (9.07°C)	48.14°F (8.97°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
Nov 1971–Jul 1972 9-Month	48.32°F (9.07°C)	48.14°F (8.97°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Oct 1971–Jul 1972 10-Month	48.99°F (9.44°C)	48.74°F (9.30°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Oct 1971–Jul 1972 10-Month	48.99°F (9.44°C)	48.74°F (9.30°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Sep 1971–Jul 1972 11-Month	50.39°F (10.22°C)	50.20°F (10.11°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	50.39°F (10.22°C)	50.20°F (10.11°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1963
Aug 1971–Jul 1972 12-Month	52.19°F (11.22°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Aug 1971–Jul 1972 12-Month	52.19°F (11.22°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Feb 1971–Jul 1972 18-Month	52.76°F (11.53°C)	52.94°F (11.63°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Feb 1971–Jul 1972 18-Month	52.76°F (11.53°C)	52.94°F (11.63°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Aug 1970–Jul 1972 24-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1913
Aug 1970–Jul 1972 24-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Aug 1969–Jul 1972 36-Month	51.76°F (10.98°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	51.76°F (10.98°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
	Ties: 1926, 1978
Aug 1968–Jul 1972 48-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
Aug 1968–Jul 1972 48-Month	51.60°F (10.89°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2018
Aug 1967–Jul 1972 60-Month	51.59°F (10.88°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1920
	51.59°F (10.88°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings