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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1963 1-Month	79.27°F (26.26°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	1.46°F (0.81°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1965
September 1963 1-Month	79.27°F (26.26°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	1.46°F (0.81°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1998
Aug–Sep 1963 2-Month	82.11°F (27.84°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1965
Aug–Sep 1963 2-Month	82.11°F (27.84°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1998
Jul–Sep 1963 3-Month	83.69°F (28.72°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
Jul–Sep 1963 3-Month	83.69°F (28.72°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1936
Jun–Sep 1963 4-Month	83.11°F (28.39°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1915
	83.11°F (28.39°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1936
	Ties: 1911
May–Sep 1963 5-Month	81.28°F (27.38°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1915
May–Sep 1963 5-Month	81.28°F (27.38°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1936
Apr–Sep 1963 6-Month	78.42°F (25.79°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1907
Apr–Sep 1963 6-Month	78.42°F (25.79°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
Mar–Sep 1963 7-Month	75.23°F (24.02°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
Mar–Sep 1963 7-Month	75.23°F (24.02°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Sep 1963 8-Month	71.60°F (22.00°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
	71.60°F (22.00°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1999
Jan–Sep 1963 9-Month	67.64°F (19.80°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
Jan–Sep 1963 9-Month	67.64°F (19.80°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
Dec 1962–Sep 1963 10-Month	65.28°F (18.49°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
Dec 1962–Sep 1963 10-Month	65.28°F (18.49°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Nov 1962–Sep 1963 11-Month	64.26°F (17.92°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
	64.26°F (17.92°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1932
Oct 1962–Sep 1963 12-Month	64.61°F (18.12°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.60°F (0.34°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
Oct 1962–Sep 1963 12-Month	64.61°F (18.12°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.60°F (0.34°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Apr 1962–Sep 1963 18-Month	69.10°F (20.61°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
	69.10°F (20.61°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1943
Oct 1961–Sep 1963 24-Month	63.95°F (17.75°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1913
	63.95°F (17.75°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1960
Oct 1960–Sep 1963 36-Month	64.00°F (17.78°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	64.00°F (17.78°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1961
Oct 1959–Sep 1963 48-Month	63.85°F (17.69°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1915
	63.85°F (17.69°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1996
Oct 1958–Sep 1963 60-Month	63.98°F (17.77°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1907
Oct 1958–Sep 1963 60-Month	63.98°F (17.77°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	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