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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1920 1-Month	83.32°F (28.51°C)	85.14°F (29.52°C)	-1.82°F (-1.01°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1927
August 1920 1-Month	83.32°F (28.51°C)	85.14°F (29.52°C)	-1.82°F (-1.01°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2011
Jul–Aug 1920 2-Month	84.68°F (29.27°C)	85.91°F (29.95°C)	-1.23°F (-0.68°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1992
Jul–Aug 1920 2-Month	84.68°F (29.27°C)	85.91°F (29.95°C)	-1.23°F (-0.68°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1936
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	83.13°F (28.41°C)	84.39°F (29.11°C)	-1.26°F (-0.70°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	83.13°F (28.41°C)	84.39°F (29.11°C)	-1.26°F (-0.70°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1936
May–Aug 1920 4-Month	80.30°F (26.83°C)	81.53°F (27.52°C)	-1.23°F (-0.69°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1915
May–Aug 1920 4-Month	80.30°F (26.83°C)	81.53°F (27.52°C)	-1.23°F (-0.69°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1934
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	75.86°F (24.37°C)	77.92°F (25.51°C)	-2.06°F (-1.14°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	75.86°F (24.37°C)	77.92°F (25.51°C)	-2.06°F (-1.14°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1934
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	71.87°F (22.15°C)	73.77°F (23.21°C)	-1.90°F (-1.06°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	71.87°F (22.15°C)	73.77°F (23.21°C)	-1.90°F (-1.06°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	67.90°F (19.94°C)	69.63°F (20.91°C)	-1.73°F (-0.97°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	67.90°F (19.94°C)	69.63°F (20.91°C)	-1.73°F (-0.97°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	64.32°F (17.96°C)	65.99°F (18.88°C)	-1.67°F (-0.92°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	64.32°F (17.96°C)	65.99°F (18.88°C)	-1.67°F (-0.92°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	61.53°F (16.41°C)	63.42°F (17.46°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1979
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	61.53°F (16.41°C)	63.42°F (17.46°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	60.37°F (15.76°C)	62.35°F (16.86°C)	-1.98°F (-1.10°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	60.37°F (15.76°C)	62.35°F (16.86°C)	-1.98°F (-1.10°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	60.65°F (15.92°C)	62.76°F (17.09°C)	-2.11°F (-1.17°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	60.65°F (15.92°C)	62.76°F (17.09°C)	-2.11°F (-1.17°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	62.13°F (16.74°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-1.88°F (-1.04°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	62.13°F (16.74°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-1.88°F (-1.04°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	66.08°F (18.93°C)	67.26°F (19.59°C)	-1.18°F (-0.66°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	66.08°F (18.93°C)	67.26°F (19.59°C)	-1.18°F (-0.66°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	62.98°F (17.21°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1913
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	62.98°F (17.21°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	63.32°F (17.40°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1905
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	63.32°F (17.40°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	63.04°F (17.24°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	63.04°F (17.24°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	63.20°F (17.33°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.76°F (-0.43°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	63.20°F (17.33°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.76°F (-0.43°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings