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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1974 1-Month	62.31°F (16.84°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-2.55°F (-1.42°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1965
September 1974 1-Month	62.31°F (16.84°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-2.55°F (-1.42°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1998
Aug–Sep 1974 2-Month	66.30°F (19.06°C)	68.47°F (20.26°C)	-2.17°F (-1.20°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1974
Aug–Sep 1974 2-Month	66.30°F (19.06°C)	68.47°F (20.26°C)	-2.17°F (-1.20°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1998
Jul–Sep 1974 3-Month	68.90°F (20.50°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-1.29°F (-0.72°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1950
	68.90°F (20.50°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	-1.29°F (-0.72°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2022
	Ties: 1924
Jun–Sep 1974 4-Month	68.80°F (20.44°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-0.97°F (-0.54°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1903
Jun–Sep 1974 4-Month	68.80°F (20.44°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	-0.97°F (-0.54°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2022
May–Sep 1974 5-Month	67.11°F (19.51°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
May–Sep 1974 5-Month	67.11°F (19.51°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2018
Apr–Sep 1974 6-Month	64.52°F (18.07°C)	65.06°F (18.37°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
Apr–Sep 1974 6-Month	64.52°F (18.07°C)	65.06°F (18.37°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
Mar–Sep 1974 7-Month	61.64°F (16.47°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
	61.64°F (16.47°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1995
Feb–Sep 1974 8-Month	58.28°F (14.60°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
Feb–Sep 1974 8-Month	58.28°F (14.60°C)	58.21°F (14.56°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Sep 1974 9-Month	55.25°F (12.92°C)	55.09°F (12.83°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
	55.25°F (12.92°C)	55.09°F (12.83°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1927
Dec 1973–Sep 1974 10-Month	53.09°F (11.72°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	0.24°F (0.14°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
Dec 1973–Sep 1974 10-Month	53.09°F (11.72°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	0.24°F (0.14°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Nov 1973–Sep 1974 11-Month	52.17°F (11.21°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
Nov 1973–Sep 1974 11-Month	52.17°F (11.21°C)	51.84°F (11.02°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Oct 1973–Sep 1974 12-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912
Oct 1973–Sep 1974 12-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Apr 1973–Sep 1974 18-Month	56.51°F (13.62°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
Apr 1973–Sep 1974 18-Month	56.51°F (13.62°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Oct 1972–Sep 1974 24-Month	51.91°F (11.06°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913, 1918
	51.91°F (11.06°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1983
Oct 1971–Sep 1974 36-Month	51.99°F (11.11°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	51.99°F (11.11°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1981
Oct 1970–Sep 1974 48-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
	51.84°F (11.02°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1975, 1982
Oct 1969–Sep 1974 60-Month	51.77°F (10.98°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
Oct 1969–Sep 1974 60-Month	51.77°F (10.98°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020

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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