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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1897 1-Month	20.88°F (-6.18°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-1.72°F (-0.96°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1909
December 1897 1-Month	20.88°F (-6.18°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-1.72°F (-0.96°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.46°F (-0.81°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.46°F (-0.81°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month	30.96°F (-0.58°C)	31.57°F (-0.24°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	30.96°F (-0.58°C)	31.57°F (-0.24°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1908, 2013
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	36.41°F (2.45°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month	36.41°F (2.45°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	40.77°F (4.87°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month	40.77°F (4.87°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month	44.02°F (6.68°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	44.02°F (6.68°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
	Ties: 1974
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month	45.63°F (7.57°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	45.63°F (7.57°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
	Ties: 1928
May–Dec 1897 8-Month	45.89°F (7.72°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1976
	45.89°F (7.72°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1966
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month	45.11°F (7.28°C)	45.31°F (7.39°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	45.11°F (7.28°C)	45.31°F (7.39°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1955
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	43.43°F (6.35°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month	43.43°F (6.35°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	41.62°F (5.34°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month	41.62°F (5.34°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1932, 1936
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month	41.15°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	41.15°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1936
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	39.97°F (4.43°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month	39.97°F (4.43°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month	39.35°F (4.08°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	39.35°F (4.08°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1952

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings