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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1896 1-Month	25.32°F (-3.71°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	2.72°F (1.51°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1909
December 1896 1-Month	25.32°F (-3.71°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	2.72°F (1.51°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	26.74°F (-2.92°C)	26.63°F (-2.98°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
Nov–Dec 1896 2-Month	26.74°F (-2.92°C)	26.63°F (-2.98°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	31.06°F (-0.52°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
Oct–Dec 1896 3-Month	31.06°F (-0.52°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Sep–Dec 1896 4-Month	35.94°F (2.19°C)	36.64°F (2.58°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	35.94°F (2.19°C)	36.64°F (2.58°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1930
Aug–Dec 1896 5-Month	40.58°F (4.77°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	40.58°F (4.77°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1993
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	44.04°F (6.69°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
Jul–Dec 1896 6-Month	44.04°F (6.69°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	45.82°F (7.68°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
Jun–Dec 1896 7-Month	45.82°F (7.68°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	46.36°F (7.98°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
May–Dec 1896 8-Month	46.36°F (7.98°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Apr–Dec 1896 9-Month	45.69°F (7.61°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	45.69°F (7.61°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1949
Mar–Dec 1896 10-Month	43.78°F (6.54°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	43.78°F (6.54°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1962, 1996
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	41.94°F (5.52°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
Feb–Dec 1896 11-Month	41.94°F (5.52°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	40.24°F (4.58°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
Jan–Dec 1896 12-Month	40.24°F (4.58°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	41.05°F (5.03°C)	41.49°F (5.27°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Jul 1895–Dec 1896 18-Month	41.05°F (5.03°C)	41.49°F (5.27°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	39.17°F (3.98°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.87°F (-0.49°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Jan 1895–Dec 1896 24-Month	39.17°F (3.98°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.87°F (-0.49°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017

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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