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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1955 1-Month	79.56°F (26.42°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	1.75°F (0.97°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1965
September 1955 1-Month	79.56°F (26.42°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	1.75°F (0.97°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1998
Aug–Sep 1955 2-Month	83.39°F (28.55°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	1.91°F (1.06°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1965
	83.39°F (28.55°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	1.91°F (1.06°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1998
	Ties: 2005
Jul–Sep 1955 3-Month	84.67°F (29.26°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	1.46°F (0.81°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Jul–Sep 1955 3-Month	84.67°F (29.26°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	1.46°F (0.81°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1936
Jun–Sep 1955 4-Month	83.36°F (28.53°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.62°F (0.34°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
Jun–Sep 1955 4-Month	83.36°F (28.53°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.62°F (0.34°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1936
May–Sep 1955 5-Month	81.54°F (27.52°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
May–Sep 1955 5-Month	81.54°F (27.52°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1936
Apr–Sep 1955 6-Month	78.88°F (26.04°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.98°F (0.54°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
Apr–Sep 1955 6-Month	78.88°F (26.04°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.98°F (0.54°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Mar–Sep 1955 7-Month	75.09°F (23.94°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
Mar–Sep 1955 7-Month	75.09°F (23.94°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Feb–Sep 1955 8-Month	71.00°F (21.67°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Feb–Sep 1955 8-Month	71.00°F (21.67°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Jan–Sep 1955 9-Month	67.47°F (19.71°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	67.47°F (19.71°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1919
Dec 1954–Sep 1955 10-Month	65.17°F (18.43°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	65.17°F (18.43°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1900
Nov 1954–Sep 1955 11-Month	64.35°F (17.97°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
	64.35°F (17.97°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 2004
Oct 1954–Sep 1955 12-Month	64.59°F (18.11°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.58°F (0.33°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
Oct 1954–Sep 1955 12-Month	64.59°F (18.11°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.58°F (0.33°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Apr 1954–Sep 1955 18-Month	69.46°F (20.81°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.82°F (0.45°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
	69.46°F (20.81°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.82°F (0.45°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1938
Oct 1953–Sep 1955 24-Month	65.27°F (18.48°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	1.27°F (0.70°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
Oct 1953–Sep 1955 24-Month	65.27°F (18.48°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	1.27°F (0.70°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
Oct 1952–Sep 1955 36-Month	65.24°F (18.47°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
	65.24°F (18.47°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
	Ties: 1936
Oct 1951–Sep 1955 48-Month	64.97°F (18.32°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1915
Oct 1951–Sep 1955 48-Month	64.97°F (18.32°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
Oct 1950–Sep 1955 60-Month	64.79°F (18.22°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1907
Oct 1950–Sep 1955 60-Month	64.79°F (18.22°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	33rd 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 April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings