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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1980 1-Month	32.85°F (0.47°C)	33.82°F (1.01°C)	-0.97°F (-0.54°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
February 1980 1-Month	32.85°F (0.47°C)	33.82°F (1.01°C)	-0.97°F (-0.54°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1954
Jan–Feb 1980 2-Month	31.99°F (-0.01°C)	31.97°F (-0.02°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
Jan–Feb 1980 2-Month	31.99°F (-0.01°C)	31.97°F (-0.02°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Dec 1979–Feb 1980 3-Month	33.33°F (0.74°C)	32.22°F (0.12°C)	1.11°F (0.62°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
Dec 1979–Feb 1980 3-Month	33.33°F (0.74°C)	32.22°F (0.12°C)	1.11°F (0.62°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
Nov 1979–Feb 1980 4-Month	34.99°F (1.66°C)	34.61°F (1.45°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1979
Nov 1979–Feb 1980 4-Month	34.99°F (1.66°C)	34.61°F (1.45°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2000
Oct 1979–Feb 1980 5-Month	39.04°F (3.91°C)	38.51°F (3.62°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	39.04°F (3.91°C)	38.51°F (3.62°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1919
Sep 1979–Feb 1980 6-Month	43.55°F (6.42°C)	42.90°F (6.06°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Sep 1979–Feb 1980 6-Month	43.55°F (6.42°C)	42.90°F (6.06°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
Aug 1979–Feb 1980 7-Month	47.47°F (8.59°C)	47.07°F (8.37°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Aug 1979–Feb 1980 7-Month	47.47°F (8.59°C)	47.07°F (8.37°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Jul 1979–Feb 1980 8-Month	50.67°F (10.37°C)	50.38°F (10.21°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	50.67°F (10.37°C)	50.38°F (10.21°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1942
Jun 1979–Feb 1980 9-Month	52.58°F (11.43°C)	52.40°F (11.33°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
	52.58°F (11.43°C)	52.40°F (11.33°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1942
May 1979–Feb 1980 10-Month	53.23°F (11.79°C)	53.17°F (11.76°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918, 1977
May 1979–Feb 1980 10-Month	53.23°F (11.79°C)	53.17°F (11.76°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Apr 1979–Feb 1980 11-Month	52.95°F (11.64°C)	52.98°F (11.66°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
Apr 1979–Feb 1980 11-Month	52.95°F (11.64°C)	52.98°F (11.66°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Mar 1979–Feb 1980 12-Month	52.04°F (11.13°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
	52.04°F (11.13°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1961
Sep 1978–Feb 1980 18-Month	48.12°F (8.96°C)	48.98°F (9.43°C)	-0.86°F (-0.47°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
Sep 1978–Feb 1980 18-Month	48.12°F (8.96°C)	48.98°F (9.43°C)	-0.86°F (-0.47°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Mar 1978–Feb 1980 24-Month	51.39°F (10.77°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1918
	51.39°F (10.77°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1985
Mar 1977–Feb 1980 36-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1972
Mar 1976–Feb 1980 48-Month	51.37°F (10.76°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
	51.37°F (10.76°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1915
Mar 1975–Feb 1980 60-Month	51.47°F (10.82°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1918
Mar 1975–Feb 1980 60-Month	51.47°F (10.82°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings