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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1896 1-Month	75.27°F (24.04°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	-2.54°F (-1.41°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1965
September 1896 1-Month	75.27°F (24.04°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	-2.54°F (-1.41°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1998
Aug–Sep 1896 2-Month	80.33°F (26.85°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1965
Aug–Sep 1896 2-Month	80.33°F (26.85°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1998
Jul–Sep 1896 3-Month	82.22°F (27.90°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
Jul–Sep 1896 3-Month	82.22°F (27.90°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1936
Jun–Sep 1896 4-Month	82.48°F (28.04°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1915
	82.48°F (28.04°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1936
	Ties: 1979
May–Sep 1896 5-Month	80.94°F (27.19°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1915
May–Sep 1896 5-Month	80.94°F (27.19°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1936
Apr–Sep 1896 6-Month	78.18°F (25.66°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1907
Apr–Sep 1896 6-Month	78.18°F (25.66°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Mar–Sep 1896 7-Month	74.07°F (23.37°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
	74.07°F (23.37°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1969
Feb–Sep 1896 8-Month	70.63°F (21.46°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Feb–Sep 1896 8-Month	70.63°F (21.46°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Sep 1896 9-Month	67.38°F (19.66°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	67.38°F (19.66°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1989, 2019
Dec 1895–Sep 1896 10-Month	64.85°F (18.25°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
	64.85°F (18.25°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1901
Nov 1895–Sep 1896 11-Month	63.51°F (17.51°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
Nov 1895–Sep 1896 11-Month	63.51°F (17.51°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 1895–Sep 1896 12-Month	63.60°F (17.56°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
Oct 1895–Sep 1896 12-Month	63.60°F (17.56°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Apr 1895–Sep 1896 18-Month	68.37°F (20.21°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
	68.37°F (20.21°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings