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Average Temperature Rankings, September 2013

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 2013 1-Month	66.96°F (19.42°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	2.10°F (1.16°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1965
September 2013 1-Month	66.96°F (19.42°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	2.10°F (1.16°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2005	1998
Aug–Sep 2013 2-Month	69.98°F (21.10°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	1.50°F (0.83°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1974
Aug–Sep 2013 2-Month	69.98°F (21.10°C)	68.48°F (20.27°C)	1.50°F (0.83°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	1998
Jul–Sep 2013 3-Month	71.39°F (21.88°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	1.20°F (0.66°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1950
Jul–Sep 2013 3-Month	71.39°F (21.88°C)	70.19°F (21.22°C)	1.20°F (0.66°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2022
Jun–Sep 2013 4-Month	71.14°F (21.74°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	1.37°F (0.76°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1903
Jun–Sep 2013 4-Month	71.14°F (21.74°C)	69.77°F (20.98°C)	1.37°F (0.76°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2022
May–Sep 2013 5-Month	69.08°F (20.60°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	1.23°F (0.68°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1907
May–Sep 2013 5-Month	69.08°F (20.60°C)	67.85°F (19.92°C)	1.23°F (0.68°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2018
Apr–Sep 2013 6-Month	65.85°F (18.81°C)	65.06°F (18.37°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1907
Apr–Sep 2013 6-Month	65.85°F (18.81°C)	65.06°F (18.37°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Mar–Sep 2013 7-Month	62.28°F (16.82°C)	61.68°F (16.49°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1912
Mar–Sep 2013 7-Month	62.28°F (16.82°C)	61.68°F (16.49°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Feb–Sep 2013 8-Month	58.84°F (14.91°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	0.64°F (0.35°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	58.84°F (14.91°C)	58.20°F (14.56°C)	0.64°F (0.35°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 1936
Jan–Sep 2013 9-Month	55.89°F (13.27°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1912
Jan–Sep 2013 9-Month	55.89°F (13.27°C)	55.08°F (12.82°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Dec 2012–Sep 2013 10-Month	53.89°F (12.16°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	1.04°F (0.58°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Dec 2012–Sep 2013 10-Month	53.89°F (12.16°C)	52.85°F (11.58°C)	1.04°F (0.58°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Nov 2012–Sep 2013 11-Month	52.99°F (11.66°C)	51.83°F (11.02°C)	1.16°F (0.64°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1912
Nov 2012–Sep 2013 11-Month	52.99°F (11.66°C)	51.83°F (11.02°C)	1.16°F (0.64°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Oct 2012–Sep 2013 12-Month	53.07°F (11.71°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	1.04°F (0.58°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1912
	53.07°F (11.71°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	1.04°F (0.58°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 1981
Apr 2012–Sep 2013 18-Month	57.91°F (14.39°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Apr 2012–Sep 2013 18-Month	57.91°F (14.39°C)	56.37°F (13.54°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Oct 2011–Sep 2013 24-Month	54.19°F (12.33°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	2.18°F (1.21°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1913, 1918
Oct 2011–Sep 2013 24-Month	54.19°F (12.33°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	2.18°F (1.21°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Oct 2010–Sep 2013 36-Month	53.77°F (12.09°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	1.76°F (0.97°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1917
Oct 2010–Sep 2013 36-Month	53.77°F (12.09°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	1.76°F (0.97°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2018
Oct 2009–Sep 2013 48-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	1.48°F (0.82°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1918
	53.47°F (11.93°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	1.48°F (0.82°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2018
	Ties: 2006, 2016
Oct 2008–Sep 2013 60-Month	53.31°F (11.84°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	1.33°F (0.74°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1920
Oct 2008–Sep 2013 60-Month	53.31°F (11.84°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	1.33°F (0.74°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings