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Average Temperature Rankings, September 2016

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
September 2016
1-Month		67.12°F
(19.51°C)		64.86°F
(18.26°C)		2.26°F
(1.25°C)		116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1965
13th Warmest
Warmest since:
1998
Aug–Sep 2016
2-Month		70.33°F
(21.29°C)		68.48°F
(20.27°C)		1.85°F
(1.02°C)		119th Coolest
Coolest since:
1974
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
1998
Ties: 1983
Jul–Sep 2016
3-Month		71.96°F
(22.20°C)		70.19°F
(21.22°C)		1.77°F
(0.98°C)		118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1950
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Ties: 2005
Jun–Sep 2016
4-Month		71.91°F
(22.17°C)		69.77°F
(20.98°C)		2.14°F
(1.19°C)		124th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
5th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
May–Sep 2016
5-Month		69.59°F
(20.88°C)		67.85°F
(19.92°C)		1.74°F
(0.96°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 2007
Apr–Sep 2016
6-Month		66.86°F
(19.37°C)		65.05°F
(18.36°C)		1.81°F
(1.01°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar–Sep 2016
7-Month		64.09°F
(17.83°C)		61.69°F
(16.49°C)		2.40°F
(1.34°C)		127th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Sep 2016
8-Month		61.02°F
(16.12°C)		58.21°F
(14.56°C)		2.81°F
(1.56°C)		127th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Sep 2016
9-Month		57.82°F
(14.34°C)		55.08°F
(12.82°C)		2.74°F
(1.52°C)		127th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 2015–Sep 2016
10-Month		55.90°F
(13.28°C)		52.85°F
(11.58°C)		3.05°F
(1.70°C)		126th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 2015–Sep 2016
11-Month		54.87°F
(12.71°C)		51.84°F
(11.02°C)		3.03°F
(1.69°C)		126th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 2015–Sep 2016
12-Month		55.07°F
(12.82°C)		52.03°F
(11.13°C)		3.04°F
(1.69°C)		126th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Apr 2015–Sep 2016
18-Month		58.98°F
(14.99°C)		56.37°F
(13.54°C)		2.61°F
(1.45°C)		126th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 2014–Sep 2016
24-Month		54.42°F
(12.46°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		2.40°F
(1.34°C)		124th Coolest
Coolest since:
1913, 1918
3rd Warmest
Warmest to Date
2017
Oct 2013–Sep 2016
36-Month		53.60°F
(12.00°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		1.60°F
(0.89°C)		116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 2012
Oct 2012–Sep 2016
48-Month		53.47°F
(11.93°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		1.48°F
(0.82°C)		112th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
13th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 2006, 2013
Oct 2011–Sep 2016
60-Month		53.84°F
(12.13°C)		51.98°F
(11.10°C)		1.86°F
(1.03°C)		119th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
5th Warmest
Warmest to Date
2020

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