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Maximum Temperature Rankings, September 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1916 1-Month	77.02°F (25.01°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1965
	77.02°F (25.01°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1998
	Ties: 1928, 1967
Aug–Sep 1916 2-Month	80.87°F (27.15°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1965
Aug–Sep 1916 2-Month	80.87°F (27.15°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1998
Jul–Sep 1916 3-Month	82.95°F (28.31°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
	82.95°F (28.31°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1936
	Ties: 1979, 2009
Jun–Sep 1916 4-Month	82.01°F (27.78°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
	82.01°F (27.78°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1936
	Ties: 1974
May–Sep 1916 5-Month	80.05°F (26.69°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
May–Sep 1916 5-Month	80.05°F (26.69°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1936
Apr–Sep 1916 6-Month	77.12°F (25.07°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1907
Apr–Sep 1916 6-Month	77.12°F (25.07°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Mar–Sep 1916 7-Month	73.91°F (23.28°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
	73.91°F (23.28°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1996
Feb–Sep 1916 8-Month	70.22°F (21.23°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Feb–Sep 1916 8-Month	70.22°F (21.23°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Jan–Sep 1916 9-Month	66.67°F (19.26°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Jan–Sep 1916 9-Month	66.67°F (19.26°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Dec 1915–Sep 1916 10-Month	64.33°F (17.96°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Dec 1915–Sep 1916 10-Month	64.33°F (17.96°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Nov 1915–Sep 1916 11-Month	63.45°F (17.47°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Nov 1915–Sep 1916 11-Month	63.45°F (17.47°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Oct 1915–Sep 1916 12-Month	63.91°F (17.73°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
	63.91°F (17.73°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1941
Apr 1915–Sep 1916 18-Month	68.06°F (20.03°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-0.58°F (-0.33°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Apr 1915–Sep 1916 18-Month	68.06°F (20.03°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-0.58°F (-0.33°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Oct 1914–Sep 1916 24-Month	63.13°F (17.29°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.87°F (-0.49°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1913
Oct 1914–Sep 1916 24-Month	63.13°F (17.29°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.87°F (-0.49°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Oct 1913–Sep 1916 36-Month	63.41°F (17.45°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
Oct 1913–Sep 1916 36-Month	63.41°F (17.45°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1912	2018
Oct 1912–Sep 1916 48-Month	63.46°F (17.48°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
Oct 1912–Sep 1916 48-Month	63.46°F (17.48°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2018
Oct 1911–Sep 1916 60-Month	63.02°F (17.23°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.94°F (-0.53°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
Oct 1911–Sep 1916 60-Month	63.02°F (17.23°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.94°F (-0.53°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings