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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1977 1-Month	33.28°F (0.71°C)	32.68°F (0.38°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1983
	33.28°F (0.71°C)	32.68°F (0.38°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 2022
Nov–Dec 1977 2-Month	38.07°F (3.37°C)	37.18°F (2.88°C)	0.89°F (0.49°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	2000
	38.07°F (3.37°C)	37.18°F (2.88°C)	0.89°F (0.49°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1942
Oct–Dec 1977 3-Month	43.38°F (6.32°C)	42.83°F (6.02°C)	0.55°F (0.30°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1898
Oct–Dec 1977 3-Month	43.38°F (6.32°C)	42.83°F (6.02°C)	0.55°F (0.30°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
Sep–Dec 1977 4-Month	49.02°F (9.46°C)	48.34°F (9.08°C)	0.68°F (0.38°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Sep–Dec 1977 4-Month	49.02°F (9.46°C)	48.34°F (9.08°C)	0.68°F (0.38°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
Aug–Dec 1977 5-Month	53.57°F (11.98°C)	53.09°F (11.72°C)	0.48°F (0.26°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Aug–Dec 1977 5-Month	53.57°F (11.98°C)	53.09°F (11.72°C)	0.48°F (0.26°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
Jul–Dec 1977 6-Month	57.04°F (13.91°C)	56.50°F (13.61°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Jul–Dec 1977 6-Month	57.04°F (13.91°C)	56.50°F (13.61°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
Jun–Dec 1977 7-Month	58.94°F (14.97°C)	58.22°F (14.57°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	58.94°F (14.97°C)	58.22°F (14.57°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2021
	Ties: 1941
May–Dec 1977 8-Month	59.28°F (15.16°C)	58.46°F (14.70°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
May–Dec 1977 8-Month	59.28°F (15.16°C)	58.46°F (14.70°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2021
Apr–Dec 1977 9-Month	58.70°F (14.83°C)	57.64°F (14.24°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Apr–Dec 1977 9-Month	58.70°F (14.83°C)	57.64°F (14.24°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2021
Mar–Dec 1977 10-Month	57.15°F (13.97°C)	56.03°F (13.35°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	57.15°F (13.97°C)	56.03°F (13.35°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1931
Feb–Dec 1977 11-Month	55.23°F (12.91°C)	54.01°F (12.23°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Feb–Dec 1977 11-Month	55.23°F (12.91°C)	54.01°F (12.23°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Jan–Dec 1977 12-Month	52.55°F (11.42°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jan–Dec 1977 12-Month	52.55°F (11.42°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Jul 1976–Dec 1977 18-Month	53.21°F (11.78°C)	53.52°F (11.96°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	53.21°F (11.78°C)	53.52°F (11.96°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1982
Jan 1976–Dec 1977 24-Month	52.01°F (11.12°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jan 1976–Dec 1977 24-Month	52.01°F (11.12°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
Jan 1975–Dec 1977 36-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jan 1975–Dec 1977 36-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Jan 1974–Dec 1977 48-Month	51.95°F (11.08°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jan 1974–Dec 1977 48-Month	51.95°F (11.08°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Jan 1973–Dec 1977 60-Month	52.02°F (11.12°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.03°F (0.01°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1920
	52.02°F (11.12°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.03°F (0.01°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1923, 1959

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings