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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1971 1-Month	66.63°F (19.24°C)	66.80°F (19.33°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1925
October 1971 1-Month	66.63°F (19.24°C)	66.80°F (19.33°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1963
Sep–Oct 1971 2-Month	71.63°F (22.02°C)	72.30°F (22.39°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1925
Sep–Oct 1971 2-Month	71.63°F (22.02°C)	72.30°F (22.39°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1963
Aug–Oct 1971 3-Month	76.11°F (24.51°C)	76.59°F (24.77°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1912
	76.11°F (24.51°C)	76.59°F (24.77°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1947
	Ties: 1915
Jul–Oct 1971 4-Month	78.46°F (25.81°C)	79.11°F (26.17°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1912
	78.46°F (25.81°C)	79.11°F (26.17°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
	Ties: 1898, 1946
Jun–Oct 1971 5-Month	79.24°F (26.24°C)	79.56°F (26.42°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912
Jun–Oct 1971 5-Month	79.24°F (26.24°C)	79.56°F (26.42°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
May–Oct 1971 6-Month	77.90°F (25.50°C)	78.46°F (25.81°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
	77.90°F (25.50°C)	78.46°F (25.81°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1913
Apr–Oct 1971 7-Month	75.84°F (24.36°C)	76.32°F (24.62°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
Apr–Oct 1971 7-Month	75.84°F (24.36°C)	76.32°F (24.62°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
Mar–Oct 1971 8-Month	72.80°F (22.67°C)	73.40°F (23.00°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1912
Mar–Oct 1971 8-Month	72.80°F (22.67°C)	73.40°F (23.00°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Feb–Oct 1971 9-Month	69.67°F (20.93°C)	70.23°F (21.24°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912
Feb–Oct 1971 9-Month	69.67°F (20.93°C)	70.23°F (21.24°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
Jan–Oct 1971 10-Month	66.70°F (19.28°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1912
Jan–Oct 1971 10-Month	66.70°F (19.28°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Dec 1970–Oct 1971 11-Month	64.65°F (18.14°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1912
Dec 1970–Oct 1971 11-Month	64.65°F (18.14°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Nov 1970–Oct 1971 12-Month	63.58°F (17.54°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1912
	63.58°F (17.54°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1970
May 1970–Oct 1971 18-Month	68.57°F (20.32°C)	68.82°F (20.46°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1912
	68.57°F (20.32°C)	68.82°F (20.46°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1960
Nov 1969–Oct 1971 24-Month	63.58°F (17.54°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1913
Nov 1969–Oct 1971 24-Month	63.58°F (17.54°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
Nov 1968–Oct 1971 36-Month	63.31°F (17.39°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
Nov 1968–Oct 1971 36-Month	63.31°F (17.39°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
Nov 1967–Oct 1971 48-Month	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1915
	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1908
Nov 1966–Oct 1971 60-Month	63.49°F (17.49°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1907
Nov 1966–Oct 1971 60-Month	63.49°F (17.49°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings