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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1978 1-Month	25.86°F (-3.41°C)	30.12°F (-1.04°C)	-4.26°F (-2.37°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1979
January 1978 1-Month	25.86°F (-3.41°C)	30.12°F (-1.04°C)	-4.26°F (-2.37°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2006
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month	29.57°F (-1.35°C)	31.43°F (-0.32°C)	-1.86°F (-1.03°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1979
Dec 1977–Jan 1978 2-Month	29.57°F (-1.35°C)	31.43°F (-0.32°C)	-1.86°F (-1.03°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month	34.00°F (1.11°C)	34.86°F (1.59°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
Nov 1977–Jan 1978 3-Month	34.00°F (1.11°C)	34.86°F (1.59°C)	-0.86°F (-0.48°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2002
Oct 1977–Jan 1978 4-Month	39.00°F (3.89°C)	39.68°F (4.27°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
	39.00°F (3.89°C)	39.68°F (4.27°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1956, 1985
Sep 1977–Jan 1978 5-Month	44.38°F (6.88°C)	44.71°F (7.06°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
	44.38°F (6.88°C)	44.71°F (7.06°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1902
Aug 1977–Jan 1978 6-Month	48.95°F (9.42°C)	49.28°F (9.60°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
Aug 1977–Jan 1978 6-Month	48.95°F (9.42°C)	49.28°F (9.60°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2022
Jul 1977–Jan 1978 7-Month	52.59°F (11.44°C)	52.75°F (11.53°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
	52.59°F (11.44°C)	52.75°F (11.53°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2022
	Ties: 1927, 1933
Jun 1977–Jan 1978 8-Month	54.81°F (12.67°C)	54.72°F (12.62°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
Jun 1977–Jan 1978 8-Month	54.81°F (12.67°C)	54.72°F (12.62°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2022
May 1977–Jan 1978 9-Month	55.57°F (13.09°C)	55.33°F (12.96°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
May 1977–Jan 1978 9-Month	55.57°F (13.09°C)	55.33°F (12.96°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2022
Apr 1977–Jan 1978 10-Month	55.42°F (13.01°C)	54.90°F (12.72°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
Apr 1977–Jan 1978 10-Month	55.42°F (13.01°C)	54.90°F (12.72°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2022
Mar 1977–Jan 1978 11-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	53.68°F (12.04°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
Mar 1977–Jan 1978 11-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	53.68°F (12.04°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month	52.78°F (11.54°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
Feb 1977–Jan 1978 12-Month	52.78°F (11.54°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
Aug 1976–Jan 1978 18-Month	50.60°F (10.33°C)	51.10°F (10.61°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
Aug 1976–Jan 1978 18-Month	50.60°F (10.33°C)	51.10°F (10.61°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Feb 1976–Jan 1978 24-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
	51.84°F (11.02°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1976
Feb 1975–Jan 1978 36-Month	51.66°F (10.92°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
	51.66°F (10.92°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1967
Feb 1974–Jan 1978 48-Month	51.84°F (11.02°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
	51.84°F (11.02°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019
	Ties: 1903
Feb 1973–Jan 1978 60-Month	51.95°F (11.08°C)	51.97°F (11.09°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
	51.95°F (11.08°C)	51.97°F (11.09°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1961, 1964

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings