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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1896 1-Month	50.59°F (10.33°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-1.31°F (-0.73°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1918
September 1896 1-Month	50.59°F (10.33°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-1.31°F (-0.73°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2019
Aug–Sep 1896 2-Month	54.86°F (12.70°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1974
	54.86°F (12.70°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2019
	Ties: 1915, 1929
Jul–Sep 1896 3-Month	57.02°F (13.90°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1924
	57.02°F (13.90°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1932
Jun–Sep 1896 4-Month	56.90°F (13.83°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1903
Jun–Sep 1896 4-Month	56.90°F (13.83°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Sep 1896 5-Month	55.54°F (13.08°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1896 5-Month	55.54°F (13.08°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–Sep 1896 6-Month	53.01°F (11.67°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1907
	53.01°F (11.67°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1925
Mar–Sep 1896 7-Month	49.24°F (9.58°C)	49.03°F (9.46°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
Mar–Sep 1896 7-Month	49.24°F (9.58°C)	49.03°F (9.46°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Sep 1896 8-Month	46.02°F (7.79°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
Feb–Sep 1896 8-Month	46.02°F (7.79°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Sep 1896 9-Month	43.30°F (6.28°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	43.30°F (6.28°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1994
Dec 1895–Sep 1896 10-Month	41.10°F (5.06°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	41.10°F (5.06°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1914
Nov 1895–Sep 1896 11-Month	39.93°F (4.41°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.02°F (0.02°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	39.93°F (4.41°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.02°F (0.02°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1976, 2014
Oct 1895–Sep 1896 12-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1907
Apr 1895–Sep 1896 18-Month	43.72°F (6.51°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Apr 1895–Sep 1896 18-Month	43.72°F (6.51°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings