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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1897 1-Month	67.68°F (19.82°C)	66.80°F (19.33°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1925
October 1897 1-Month	67.68°F (19.82°C)	66.80°F (19.33°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1963
Sep–Oct 1897 2-Month	73.85°F (23.25°C)	72.31°F (22.39°C)	1.54°F (0.86°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1925
Sep–Oct 1897 2-Month	73.85°F (23.25°C)	72.31°F (22.39°C)	1.54°F (0.86°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1963
Aug–Oct 1897 3-Month	77.40°F (25.22°C)	76.58°F (24.77°C)	0.82°F (0.45°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
Aug–Oct 1897 3-Month	77.40°F (25.22°C)	76.58°F (24.77°C)	0.82°F (0.45°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1947
Jul–Oct 1897 4-Month	79.65°F (26.47°C)	79.11°F (26.17°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	79.65°F (26.47°C)	79.11°F (26.17°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1995
Jun–Oct 1897 5-Month	79.90°F (26.61°C)	79.55°F (26.42°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	79.90°F (26.61°C)	79.55°F (26.42°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1977, 2014
May–Oct 1897 6-Month	79.02°F (26.12°C)	78.45°F (25.81°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1907
May–Oct 1897 6-Month	79.02°F (26.12°C)	78.45°F (25.81°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
Apr–Oct 1897 7-Month	76.79°F (24.88°C)	76.32°F (24.62°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1907
Apr–Oct 1897 7-Month	76.79°F (24.88°C)	76.32°F (24.62°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
Mar–Oct 1897 8-Month	73.36°F (22.98°C)	73.40°F (23.00°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
Mar–Oct 1897 8-Month	73.36°F (22.98°C)	73.40°F (23.00°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Oct 1897 9-Month	70.02°F (21.12°C)	70.23°F (21.24°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	70.02°F (21.12°C)	70.23°F (21.24°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1901
Jan–Oct 1897 10-Month	66.78°F (19.32°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	66.78°F (19.32°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1949
Dec 1896–Oct 1897 11-Month	64.87°F (18.26°C)	65.03°F (18.35°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
Dec 1896–Oct 1897 11-Month	64.87°F (18.26°C)	65.03°F (18.35°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1896–Oct 1897 12-Month	63.51°F (17.51°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
	63.51°F (17.51°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1924
May 1896–Oct 1897 18-Month	68.38°F (20.21°C)	68.82°F (20.46°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	68.38°F (20.21°C)	68.82°F (20.46°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1970
Nov 1895–Oct 1897 24-Month	63.53°F (17.52°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1913
Nov 1895–Oct 1897 24-Month	63.53°F (17.52°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings