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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1898 1-Month	63.41°F (17.45°C)	66.80°F (19.33°C)	-3.39°F (-1.88°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1925
	63.41°F (17.45°C)	66.80°F (19.33°C)	-3.39°F (-1.88°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1963
	Ties: 1972
Sep–Oct 1898 2-Month	71.05°F (21.69°C)	72.31°F (22.39°C)	-1.26°F (-0.70°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1925
Sep–Oct 1898 2-Month	71.05°F (21.69°C)	72.31°F (22.39°C)	-1.26°F (-0.70°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1963
Aug–Oct 1898 3-Month	75.87°F (24.37°C)	76.58°F (24.77°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	75.87°F (24.37°C)	76.58°F (24.77°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1947
	Ties: 1975
Jul–Oct 1898 4-Month	78.46°F (25.81°C)	79.11°F (26.17°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	78.46°F (25.81°C)	79.11°F (26.17°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2022
	Ties: 1971
Jun–Oct 1898 5-Month	79.16°F (26.20°C)	79.55°F (26.42°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
Jun–Oct 1898 5-Month	79.16°F (26.20°C)	79.55°F (26.42°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2022
May–Oct 1898 6-Month	77.98°F (25.54°C)	78.45°F (25.81°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1907
	77.98°F (25.54°C)	78.45°F (25.81°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1934
	Ties: 1974, 1985, 1997
Apr–Oct 1898 7-Month	75.92°F (24.40°C)	76.32°F (24.62°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1907
Apr–Oct 1898 7-Month	75.92°F (24.40°C)	76.32°F (24.62°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1934
Mar–Oct 1898 8-Month	72.97°F (22.76°C)	73.40°F (23.00°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	72.97°F (22.76°C)	73.40°F (23.00°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1941
Feb–Oct 1898 9-Month	70.06°F (21.14°C)	70.23°F (21.24°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
Feb–Oct 1898 9-Month	70.06°F (21.14°C)	70.23°F (21.24°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Oct 1898 10-Month	67.13°F (19.52°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
Jan–Oct 1898 10-Month	67.13°F (19.52°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1897–Oct 1898 11-Month	64.72°F (18.18°C)	65.03°F (18.35°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1912
Dec 1897–Oct 1898 11-Month	64.72°F (18.18°C)	65.03°F (18.35°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2012
Nov 1897–Oct 1898 12-Month	63.69°F (17.61°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.32°F (-0.17°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	63.69°F (17.61°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.32°F (-0.17°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1951
May 1897–Oct 1898 18-Month	68.80°F (20.44°C)	68.82°F (20.46°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	68.80°F (20.44°C)	68.82°F (20.46°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1942
Nov 1896–Oct 1898 24-Month	63.60°F (17.56°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
Nov 1896–Oct 1898 24-Month	63.60°F (17.56°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Nov 1895–Oct 1898 36-Month	63.58°F (17.54°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	63.58°F (17.54°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1966

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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