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Maximum Temperature Rankings, September 1996

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
September 1996
1-Month		75.42°F
(24.12°C)		77.81°F
(25.45°C)		-2.39°F
(-1.33°C)		8th Coolest
Coolest since:
1965
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
1998
Aug–Sep 1996
2-Month		80.32°F
(26.84°C)		81.48°F
(27.49°C)		-1.16°F
(-0.65°C)		18th Coolest
Coolest since:
1965
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
1998
Jul–Sep 1996
3-Month		82.31°F
(27.95°C)		83.21°F
(28.45°C)		-0.90°F
(-0.50°C)		22nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Ties: 1967
Jun–Sep 1996
4-Month		82.39°F
(27.99°C)		82.74°F
(28.19°C)		-0.35°F
(-0.20°C)		41st Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Ties: 1971
May–Sep 1996
5-Month		80.50°F
(26.94°C)		80.78°F
(27.10°C)		-0.28°F
(-0.16°C)		47th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Apr–Sep 1996
6-Month		77.71°F
(25.39°C)		77.90°F
(25.50°C)		-0.19°F
(-0.11°C)		43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar–Sep 1996
7-Month		73.91°F
(23.28°C)		74.35°F
(23.53°C)		-0.44°F
(-0.25°C)		33rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
96th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1916
Feb–Sep 1996
8-Month		70.57°F
(21.43°C)		70.66°F
(21.48°C)		-0.09°F
(-0.05°C)		51st Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1945, 1957
Jan–Sep 1996
9-Month		67.26°F
(19.59°C)		67.30°F
(19.61°C)		-0.04°F
(-0.02°C)		58th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 1995–Sep 1996
10-Month		64.86°F
(18.26°C)		64.86°F
(18.26°C)		0.00°F
(0.00°C)		56th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 2014
Nov 1995–Sep 1996
11-Month		63.82°F
(17.68°C)		63.75°F
(17.64°C)		0.07°F
(0.04°C)		62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
66th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 1995–Sep 1996
12-Month		64.13°F
(17.85°C)		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		0.12°F
(0.07°C)		65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
63rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1936
Apr 1995–Sep 1996
18-Month		68.45°F
(20.25°C)		68.64°F
(20.36°C)		-0.19°F
(-0.11°C)		42nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1970
Oct 1994–Sep 1996
24-Month		64.25°F
(17.92°C)		64.00°F
(17.78°C)		0.25°F
(0.14°C)		71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Oct 1993–Sep 1996
36-Month		64.29°F
(17.94°C)		63.98°F
(17.77°C)		0.31°F
(0.17°C)		81st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
45th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1911
Oct 1992–Sep 1996
48-Month		63.85°F
(17.69°C)		63.97°F
(17.76°C)		-0.12°F
(-0.07°C)		51st Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
74th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1963
Oct 1991–Sep 1996
60-Month		63.99°F
(17.77°C)		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		0.03°F
(0.01°C)		61st Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
63rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Ties: 1967

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