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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1932 1-Month	78.42°F (25.79°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	0.61°F (0.34°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1965
September 1932 1-Month	78.42°F (25.79°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	0.61°F (0.34°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1998
Aug–Sep 1932 2-Month	82.10°F (27.83°C)	81.47°F (27.48°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1965
	82.10°F (27.83°C)	81.47°F (27.48°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1998
	Ties: 1898, 1963
Jul–Sep 1932 3-Month	83.87°F (28.82°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Jul–Sep 1932 3-Month	83.87°F (28.82°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1936
Jun–Sep 1932 4-Month	83.43°F (28.57°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1915
Jun–Sep 1932 4-Month	83.43°F (28.57°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1936
May–Sep 1932 5-Month	81.42°F (27.46°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1915
May–Sep 1932 5-Month	81.42°F (27.46°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1936
Apr–Sep 1932 6-Month	78.55°F (25.86°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
Apr–Sep 1932 6-Month	78.55°F (25.86°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Mar–Sep 1932 7-Month	74.24°F (23.47°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Mar–Sep 1932 7-Month	74.24°F (23.47°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Feb–Sep 1932 8-Month	70.91°F (21.62°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Feb–Sep 1932 8-Month	70.91°F (21.62°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Jan–Sep 1932 9-Month	67.59°F (19.77°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Jan–Sep 1932 9-Month	67.59°F (19.77°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Dec 1931–Sep 1932 10-Month	65.26°F (18.48°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Dec 1931–Sep 1932 10-Month	65.26°F (18.48°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Nov 1931–Sep 1932 11-Month	64.26°F (17.92°C)	63.76°F (17.64°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
	64.26°F (17.92°C)	63.76°F (17.64°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1963
Oct 1931–Sep 1932 12-Month	64.68°F (18.16°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.67°F (0.38°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1912
	64.68°F (18.16°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.67°F (0.38°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1911
Apr 1931–Sep 1932 18-Month	69.63°F (20.91°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.99°F (0.55°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1912
Apr 1931–Sep 1932 18-Month	69.63°F (20.91°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.99°F (0.55°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 1930–Sep 1932 24-Month	64.70°F (18.17°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	0.70°F (0.39°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1913
Oct 1930–Sep 1932 24-Month	64.70°F (18.17°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	0.70°F (0.39°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
Oct 1929–Sep 1932 36-Month	64.63°F (18.13°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1917
Oct 1929–Sep 1932 36-Month	64.63°F (18.13°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Oct 1928–Sep 1932 48-Month	64.25°F (17.92°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1915
	64.25°F (17.92°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
	Ties: 1943
Oct 1927–Sep 1932 60-Month	64.19°F (17.88°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1907
Oct 1927–Sep 1932 60-Month	64.19°F (17.88°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings