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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1898 1-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1918
	52.23°F (11.24°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2019
	Ties: 1972
Aug–Sep 1898 2-Month	56.11°F (13.39°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1974
Aug–Sep 1898 2-Month	56.11°F (13.39°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
Jul–Sep 1898 3-Month	57.51°F (14.17°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1924
	57.51°F (14.17°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1922
Jun–Sep 1898 4-Month	57.30°F (14.06°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1903
	57.30°F (14.06°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1995, 1996
May–Sep 1898 5-Month	55.40°F (13.00°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1898 5-Month	55.40°F (13.00°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
Apr–Sep 1898 6-Month	52.51°F (11.39°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907
Apr–Sep 1898 6-Month	52.51°F (11.39°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
Mar–Sep 1898 7-Month	49.26°F (9.59°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Mar–Sep 1898 7-Month	49.26°F (9.59°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Sep 1898 8-Month	46.10°F (7.83°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Feb–Sep 1898 8-Month	46.10°F (7.83°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Sep 1898 9-Month	43.26°F (6.26°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.40°F (0.23°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	43.26°F (6.26°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.40°F (0.23°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1977
Dec 1897–Sep 1898 10-Month	41.02°F (5.01°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	41.02°F (5.01°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1988
Nov 1897–Sep 1898 11-Month	39.97°F (4.43°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	39.97°F (4.43°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1996
Oct 1897–Sep 1898 12-Month	40.19°F (4.55°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	40.19°F (4.55°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1988
Apr 1897–Sep 1898 18-Month	44.19°F (6.77°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Apr 1897–Sep 1898 18-Month	44.19°F (6.77°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Oct 1896–Sep 1898 24-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
Oct 1896–Sep 1898 24-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Oct 1895–Sep 1898 36-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1918
Oct 1895–Sep 1898 36-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017, 2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings