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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1947 1-Month	80.22°F (26.79°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	2.41°F (1.34°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1965
September 1947 1-Month	80.22°F (26.79°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	2.41°F (1.34°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1998
Aug–Sep 1947 2-Month	83.73°F (28.74°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	2.25°F (1.25°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1965
Aug–Sep 1947 2-Month	83.73°F (28.74°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	2.25°F (1.25°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1998
Jul–Sep 1947 3-Month	84.65°F (29.25°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	1.44°F (0.80°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
	84.65°F (29.25°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	1.44°F (0.80°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1936
	Ties: 1938
Jun–Sep 1947 4-Month	83.20°F (28.44°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1915
Jun–Sep 1947 4-Month	83.20°F (28.44°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1936
May–Sep 1947 5-Month	81.20°F (27.33°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1915
May–Sep 1947 5-Month	81.20°F (27.33°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1936
Apr–Sep 1947 6-Month	78.17°F (25.65°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
Apr–Sep 1947 6-Month	78.17°F (25.65°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Mar–Sep 1947 7-Month	74.16°F (23.42°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Mar–Sep 1947 7-Month	74.16°F (23.42°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Sep 1947 8-Month	70.28°F (21.27°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
Feb–Sep 1947 8-Month	70.28°F (21.27°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Sep 1947 9-Month	67.17°F (19.54°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
	67.17°F (19.54°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1928
Dec 1946–Sep 1947 10-Month	65.14°F (18.41°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Dec 1946–Sep 1947 10-Month	65.14°F (18.41°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Nov 1946–Sep 1947 11-Month	63.96°F (17.76°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Nov 1946–Sep 1947 11-Month	63.96°F (17.76°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Oct 1946–Sep 1947 12-Month	64.05°F (17.81°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	64.05°F (17.81°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 2001
Apr 1946–Sep 1947 18-Month	68.79°F (20.44°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
	68.79°F (20.44°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1946
Oct 1945–Sep 1947 24-Month	64.40°F (18.00°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
Oct 1945–Sep 1947 24-Month	64.40°F (18.00°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
Oct 1944–Sep 1947 36-Month	64.21°F (17.89°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	64.21°F (17.89°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.23°F (0.12°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1948
Oct 1943–Sep 1947 48-Month	64.15°F (17.86°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1915
Oct 1943–Sep 1947 48-Month	64.15°F (17.86°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
Oct 1942–Sep 1947 60-Month	64.28°F (17.93°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
Oct 1942–Sep 1947 60-Month	64.28°F (17.93°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings