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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1899 1-Month	38.23°F (3.46°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1920
	38.23°F (3.46°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1981
	Ties: 2007
Mar–Apr 1899 2-Month	32.30°F (0.17°C)	34.29°F (1.27°C)	-1.99°F (-1.10°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1950
	32.30°F (0.17°C)	34.29°F (1.27°C)	-1.99°F (-1.10°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1956
Feb–Apr 1899 3-Month	26.42°F (-3.10°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	-4.05°F (-2.25°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1899
Feb–Apr 1899 3-Month	26.42°F (-3.10°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	-4.05°F (-2.25°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Jan–Apr 1899 4-Month	24.69°F (-4.06°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-3.10°F (-1.72°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1912
Jan–Apr 1899 4-Month	24.69°F (-4.06°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-3.10°F (-1.72°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Dec 1898–Apr 1899 5-Month	23.43°F (-4.76°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-3.33°F (-1.85°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1899
Dec 1898–Apr 1899 5-Month	23.43°F (-4.76°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-3.33°F (-1.85°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Nov 1898–Apr 1899 6-Month	24.07°F (-4.41°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-3.35°F (-1.87°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1899
Nov 1898–Apr 1899 6-Month	24.07°F (-4.41°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-3.35°F (-1.87°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Oct 1898–Apr 1899 7-Month	26.28°F (-3.18°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-3.14°F (-1.75°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1899
Oct 1898–Apr 1899 7-Month	26.28°F (-3.18°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-3.14°F (-1.75°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Sep 1898–Apr 1899 8-Month	29.53°F (-1.37°C)	32.24°F (0.13°C)	-2.71°F (-1.50°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Sep 1898–Apr 1899 8-Month	29.53°F (-1.37°C)	32.24°F (0.13°C)	-2.71°F (-1.50°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2016
Aug 1898–Apr 1899 9-Month	32.91°F (0.51°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-2.30°F (-1.27°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Aug 1898–Apr 1899 9-Month	32.91°F (0.51°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-2.30°F (-1.27°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Jul 1898–Apr 1899 10-Month	35.65°F (2.03°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	-2.09°F (-1.16°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Jul 1898–Apr 1899 10-Month	35.65°F (2.03°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	-2.09°F (-1.16°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Jun 1898–Apr 1899 11-Month	37.56°F (3.09°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-1.81°F (-1.00°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	37.56°F (3.09°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-1.81°F (-1.00°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1904
May 1898–Apr 1899 12-Month	38.42°F (3.57°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.63°F (-0.90°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
May 1898–Apr 1899 12-Month	38.42°F (3.57°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.63°F (-0.90°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2016
Nov 1897–Apr 1899 18-Month	34.65°F (1.47°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-1.18°F (-0.66°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
Nov 1897–Apr 1899 18-Month	34.65°F (1.47°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-1.18°F (-0.66°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
May 1897–Apr 1899 24-Month	39.19°F (3.99°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.85°F (-0.48°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
May 1897–Apr 1899 24-Month	39.19°F (3.99°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.85°F (-0.48°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
May 1896–Apr 1899 36-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1930
May 1895–Apr 1899 48-Month	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
May 1895–Apr 1899 48-Month	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings