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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	40.62°F (4.79°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	-2.14°F (-1.19°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1983
	40.62°F (4.79°C)	42.76°F (5.98°C)	-2.14°F (-1.19°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
	Ties: 1917
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	46.47°F (8.04°C)	47.74°F (8.74°C)	-1.27°F (-0.70°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	2000
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	46.47°F (8.04°C)	47.74°F (8.74°C)	-1.27°F (-0.70°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1999
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	53.54°F (11.97°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1972
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	53.54°F (11.97°C)	54.09°F (12.27°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1999
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	60.16°F (15.64°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1972
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	60.16°F (15.64°C)	60.02°F (15.57°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	65.03°F (18.35°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1972
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	65.03°F (18.35°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	68.59°F (20.33°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1972
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	68.59°F (20.33°C)	68.65°F (20.36°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	70.35°F (21.31°C)	70.46°F (21.37°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1972
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	70.35°F (21.31°C)	70.46°F (21.37°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	70.88°F (21.60°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1972
	70.88°F (21.60°C)	70.77°F (21.54°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1899
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	70.05°F (21.14°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1972
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	70.05°F (21.14°C)	69.96°F (21.09°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	67.98°F (19.99°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	67.98°F (19.99°C)	68.27°F (20.15°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	65.74°F (18.74°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	65.74°F (18.74°C)	66.14°F (18.97°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	63.40°F (17.44°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	63.40°F (17.44°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	64.77°F (18.21°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
	64.77°F (18.21°C)	65.55°F (18.64°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1978
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	63.57°F (17.54°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1913
	63.57°F (17.54°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	63.23°F (17.35°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1905
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	63.23°F (17.35°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	116th 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 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings