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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1980 1-Month	39.36°F (4.09°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-2.14°F (-1.19°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1965
March 1980 1-Month	39.36°F (4.09°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-2.14°F (-1.19°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2012
Feb–Mar 1980 2-Month	36.11°F (2.28°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Feb–Mar 1980 2-Month	36.11°F (2.28°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jan–Mar 1980 3-Month	34.44°F (1.36°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1912
Jan–Mar 1980 3-Month	34.44°F (1.36°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
Dec 1979–Mar 1980 4-Month	34.84°F (1.58°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Dec 1979–Mar 1980 4-Month	34.84°F (1.58°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
Nov 1979–Mar 1980 5-Month	35.86°F (2.14°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Nov 1979–Mar 1980 5-Month	35.86°F (2.14°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2000
Oct 1979–Mar 1980 6-Month	39.09°F (3.94°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	39.09°F (3.94°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1901
Sep 1979–Mar 1980 7-Month	42.95°F (6.08°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	42.95°F (6.08°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1942
Aug 1979–Mar 1980 8-Month	46.45°F (8.03°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	46.45°F (8.03°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1898
Jul 1979–Mar 1980 9-Month	49.42°F (9.68°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	49.42°F (9.68°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1959
Jun 1979–Mar 1980 10-Month	51.26°F (10.70°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Jun 1979–Mar 1980 10-Month	51.26°F (10.70°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
May 1979–Mar 1980 11-Month	51.97°F (11.09°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
May 1979–Mar 1980 11-Month	51.97°F (11.09°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Apr 1979–Mar 1980 12-Month	51.82°F (11.01°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Apr 1979–Mar 1980 12-Month	51.82°F (11.01°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Oct 1978–Mar 1980 18-Month	46.65°F (8.14°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1913
Oct 1978–Mar 1980 18-Month	46.65°F (8.14°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Apr 1978–Mar 1980 24-Month	51.30°F (10.72°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
Apr 1978–Mar 1980 24-Month	51.30°F (10.72°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
Apr 1977–Mar 1980 36-Month	51.52°F (10.84°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
Apr 1977–Mar 1980 36-Month	51.52°F (10.84°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Apr 1976–Mar 1980 48-Month	51.31°F (10.73°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Apr 1976–Mar 1980 48-Month	51.31°F (10.73°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2018
Apr 1975–Mar 1980 60-Month	51.48°F (10.82°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1920
	51.48°F (10.82°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1914

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings