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Maximum Temperature Rankings, September 1921

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1921 1-Month	79.38°F (26.32°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	1.57°F (0.87°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1965
September 1921 1-Month	79.38°F (26.32°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	1.57°F (0.87°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	1998
Aug–Sep 1921 2-Month	82.21°F (27.89°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	0.73°F (0.40°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1965
Aug–Sep 1921 2-Month	82.21°F (27.89°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	0.73°F (0.40°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1998
Jul–Sep 1921 3-Month	84.00°F (28.89°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Jul–Sep 1921 3-Month	84.00°F (28.89°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1936
Jun–Sep 1921 4-Month	83.75°F (28.75°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1915
Jun–Sep 1921 4-Month	83.75°F (28.75°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1936
May–Sep 1921 5-Month	81.51°F (27.51°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.73°F (0.41°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1915
	81.51°F (27.51°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.73°F (0.41°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1936
	Ties: 1938
Apr–Sep 1921 6-Month	78.54°F (25.86°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
Apr–Sep 1921 6-Month	78.54°F (25.86°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Mar–Sep 1921 7-Month	75.69°F (24.27°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	1.34°F (0.74°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Mar–Sep 1921 7-Month	75.69°F (24.27°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	1.34°F (0.74°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Feb–Sep 1921 8-Month	72.27°F (22.37°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	1.61°F (0.89°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Feb–Sep 1921 8-Month	72.27°F (22.37°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	1.61°F (0.89°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Sep 1921 9-Month	69.18°F (20.66°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	1.88°F (1.05°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Jan–Sep 1921 9-Month	69.18°F (20.66°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	1.88°F (1.05°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1920–Sep 1921 10-Month	66.53°F (19.18°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.67°F (0.92°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Dec 1920–Sep 1921 10-Month	66.53°F (19.18°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.67°F (0.92°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1920–Sep 1921 11-Month	65.01°F (18.34°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Nov 1920–Sep 1921 11-Month	65.01°F (18.34°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 1920–Sep 1921 12-Month	65.18°F (18.43°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	1.17°F (0.65°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
	65.18°F (18.43°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	1.17°F (0.65°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1953
Apr 1920–Sep 1921 18-Month	68.87°F (20.48°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Apr 1920–Sep 1921 18-Month	68.87°F (20.48°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2012
Oct 1919–Sep 1921 24-Month	63.65°F (17.58°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1913
Oct 1919–Sep 1921 24-Month	63.65°F (17.58°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Oct 1918–Sep 1921 36-Month	63.80°F (17.67°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Oct 1918–Sep 1921 36-Month	63.80°F (17.67°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
Oct 1917–Sep 1921 48-Month	63.81°F (17.67°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1915
	63.81°F (17.67°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1961
Oct 1916–Sep 1921 60-Month	63.49°F (17.49°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
	63.49°F (17.49°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
	Ties: 1971, 1975

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings