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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1898 1-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1920
April 1898 1-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1981
Mar–Apr 1898 2-Month	33.90°F (1.06°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1950
	33.90°F (1.06°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1959
Feb–Apr 1898 3-Month	30.59°F (-0.78°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1899
Feb–Apr 1898 3-Month	30.59°F (-0.78°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Apr 1898 4-Month	28.08°F (-2.18°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	28.08°F (-2.18°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1952
Dec 1897–Apr 1898 5-Month	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1899
Dec 1897–Apr 1898 5-Month	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2012
Nov 1897–Apr 1898 6-Month	27.12°F (-2.71°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1899
	27.12°F (-2.71°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2017
	Ties: 1939, 2001
Oct 1897–Apr 1898 7-Month	29.32°F (-1.49°C)	29.43°F (-1.43°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1899
Oct 1897–Apr 1898 7-Month	29.32°F (-1.49°C)	29.43°F (-1.43°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Sep 1897–Apr 1898 8-Month	32.25°F (0.14°C)	32.24°F (0.13°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	32.25°F (0.14°C)	32.24°F (0.13°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1940
Aug 1897–Apr 1898 9-Month	35.13°F (1.74°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Aug 1897–Apr 1898 9-Month	35.13°F (1.74°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jul 1897–Apr 1898 10-Month	37.65°F (3.14°C)	37.75°F (3.19°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	37.65°F (3.14°C)	37.75°F (3.19°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1978
Jun 1897–Apr 1898 11-Month	39.25°F (4.03°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	39.25°F (4.03°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1902
May 1897–Apr 1898 12-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016
	Ties: 1955
Nov 1896–Apr 1898 18-Month	35.68°F (2.04°C)	35.82°F (2.12°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	35.68°F (2.04°C)	35.82°F (2.12°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1923
May 1896–Apr 1898 24-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
May 1896–Apr 1898 24-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
May 1895–Apr 1898 36-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1918
	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1950, 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings