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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1997 1-Month	66.42°F (19.12°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.56°F (0.86°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1965
September 1997 1-Month	66.42°F (19.12°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.56°F (0.86°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	1998
Aug–Sep 1997 2-Month	69.08°F (20.60°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1974
Aug–Sep 1997 2-Month	69.08°F (20.60°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1998
Jul–Sep 1997 3-Month	70.45°F (21.36°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1950
	70.45°F (21.36°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
	Ties: 1932, 1958
Jun–Sep 1997 4-Month	69.91°F (21.06°C)	69.76°F (20.98°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1903
Jun–Sep 1997 4-Month	69.91°F (21.06°C)	69.76°F (20.98°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
May–Sep 1997 5-Month	67.81°F (19.89°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1907
	67.81°F (19.89°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1926
Apr–Sep 1997 6-Month	64.49°F (18.05°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1907
Apr–Sep 1997 6-Month	64.49°F (18.05°C)	65.05°F (18.36°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
Mar–Sep 1997 7-Month	61.66°F (16.48°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	61.66°F (16.48°C)	61.69°F (16.49°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2012
	Ties: 1896
Feb–Sep 1997 8-Month	58.46°F (14.70°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	58.46°F (14.70°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1940
Jan–Sep 1997 9-Month	55.29°F (12.94°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	55.29°F (12.94°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1943
Dec 1996–Sep 1997 10-Month	53.15°F (11.75°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
Dec 1996–Sep 1997 10-Month	53.15°F (11.75°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Nov 1996–Sep 1997 11-Month	51.92°F (11.07°C)	51.83°F (11.02°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	51.92°F (11.07°C)	51.83°F (11.02°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1947
Oct 1996–Sep 1997 12-Month	52.07°F (11.15°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	52.07°F (11.15°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1961
Apr 1996–Sep 1997 18-Month	56.44°F (13.58°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
Apr 1996–Sep 1997 18-Month	56.44°F (13.58°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Oct 1995–Sep 1997 24-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1913, 1918
Oct 1995–Sep 1997 24-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
Oct 1994–Sep 1997 36-Month	52.36°F (11.31°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Oct 1994–Sep 1997 36-Month	52.36°F (11.31°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
Oct 1993–Sep 1997 48-Month	52.35°F (11.31°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
	52.35°F (11.31°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2018
	Ties: 1983, 1995
Oct 1992–Sep 1997 60-Month	52.13°F (11.18°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1920
	52.13°F (11.18°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1945

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings