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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1920 1-Month	78.17°F (25.65°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1965
September 1920 1-Month	78.17°F (25.65°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1998
Aug–Sep 1920 2-Month	80.75°F (27.08°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1965
Aug–Sep 1920 2-Month	80.75°F (27.08°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1998
Jul–Sep 1920 3-Month	82.51°F (28.06°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
	82.51°F (28.06°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1936
	Ties: 1895
Jun–Sep 1920 4-Month	81.89°F (27.72°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
	81.89°F (27.72°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1936
	Ties: 1945
May–Sep 1920 5-Month	79.87°F (26.59°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1915
May–Sep 1920 5-Month	79.87°F (26.59°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1936
Apr–Sep 1920 6-Month	76.25°F (24.58°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1907
Apr–Sep 1920 6-Month	76.25°F (24.58°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Mar–Sep 1920 7-Month	72.77°F (22.65°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-1.58°F (-0.88°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Mar–Sep 1920 7-Month	72.77°F (22.65°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-1.58°F (-0.88°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Sep 1920 8-Month	69.18°F (20.66°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Feb–Sep 1920 8-Month	69.18°F (20.66°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Sep 1920 9-Month	65.86°F (18.81°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-1.44°F (-0.80°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
	65.86°F (18.81°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-1.44°F (-0.80°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1978
Dec 1919–Sep 1920 10-Month	63.19°F (17.33°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-1.67°F (-0.93°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Dec 1919–Sep 1920 10-Month	63.19°F (17.33°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-1.67°F (-0.93°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Sep 1920 11-Month	61.99°F (16.66°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-1.76°F (-0.98°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Nov 1919–Sep 1920 11-Month	61.99°F (16.66°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-1.76°F (-0.98°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Oct 1919–Sep 1920 12-Month	62.11°F (16.73°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-1.90°F (-1.05°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
Oct 1919–Sep 1920 12-Month	62.11°F (16.73°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-1.90°F (-1.05°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Apr 1919–Sep 1920 18-Month	67.53°F (19.74°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Apr 1919–Sep 1920 18-Month	67.53°F (19.74°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Oct 1918–Sep 1920 24-Month	63.11°F (17.28°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.89°F (-0.50°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913
Oct 1918–Sep 1920 24-Month	63.11°F (17.28°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.89°F (-0.50°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Oct 1917–Sep 1920 36-Month	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Oct 1917–Sep 1920 36-Month	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Oct 1916–Sep 1920 48-Month	63.06°F (17.26°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.91°F (-0.50°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
Oct 1916–Sep 1920 48-Month	63.06°F (17.26°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.91°F (-0.50°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Oct 1915–Sep 1920 60-Month	63.23°F (17.35°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Oct 1915–Sep 1920 60-Month	63.23°F (17.35°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.73°F (-0.41°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings