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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1954 1-Month	80.11°F (26.73°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	2.30°F (1.28°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1965
September 1954 1-Month	80.11°F (26.73°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	2.30°F (1.28°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1998
Aug–Sep 1954 2-Month	82.72°F (28.18°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1965
Aug–Sep 1954 2-Month	82.72°F (28.18°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1998
Jul–Sep 1954 3-Month	84.91°F (29.39°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	1.70°F (0.94°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Jul–Sep 1954 3-Month	84.91°F (29.39°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	1.70°F (0.94°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1936
Jun–Sep 1954 4-Month	84.15°F (28.97°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	1.41°F (0.78°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
Jun–Sep 1954 4-Month	84.15°F (28.97°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	1.41°F (0.78°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1936
May–Sep 1954 5-Month	81.61°F (27.56°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
May–Sep 1954 5-Month	81.61°F (27.56°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1936
Apr–Sep 1954 6-Month	79.21°F (26.23°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	1.31°F (0.73°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
Apr–Sep 1954 6-Month	79.21°F (26.23°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	1.31°F (0.73°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2012
Mar–Sep 1954 7-Month	75.14°F (23.97°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Mar–Sep 1954 7-Month	75.14°F (23.97°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Sep 1954 8-Month	72.48°F (22.49°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	1.82°F (1.01°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Feb–Sep 1954 8-Month	72.48°F (22.49°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	1.82°F (1.01°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Jan–Sep 1954 9-Month	69.07°F (20.59°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	1.77°F (0.98°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
	69.07°F (20.59°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	1.77°F (0.98°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1990
Dec 1953–Sep 1954 10-Month	66.55°F (19.19°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.69°F (0.93°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Dec 1953–Sep 1954 10-Month	66.55°F (19.19°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	1.69°F (0.93°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Nov 1953–Sep 1954 11-Month	65.56°F (18.64°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	1.81°F (1.00°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Nov 1953–Sep 1954 11-Month	65.56°F (18.64°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	1.81°F (1.00°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Oct 1953–Sep 1954 12-Month	65.96°F (18.87°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	1.95°F (1.09°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Oct 1953–Sep 1954 12-Month	65.96°F (18.87°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	1.95°F (1.09°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Apr 1953–Sep 1954 18-Month	70.08°F (21.16°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	1.44°F (0.80°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Apr 1953–Sep 1954 18-Month	70.08°F (21.16°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	1.44°F (0.80°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
Oct 1952–Sep 1954 24-Month	65.57°F (18.65°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	1.57°F (0.87°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
Oct 1952–Sep 1954 24-Month	65.57°F (18.65°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	1.57°F (0.87°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Oct 1951–Sep 1954 36-Month	65.10°F (18.39°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
	65.10°F (18.39°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
	Ties: 2020
Oct 1950–Sep 1954 48-Month	64.84°F (18.24°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.87°F (0.48°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1915
Oct 1950–Sep 1954 48-Month	64.84°F (18.24°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.87°F (0.48°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
Oct 1949–Sep 1954 60-Month	64.62°F (18.12°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
Oct 1949–Sep 1954 60-Month	64.62°F (18.12°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings