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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1900 1-Month	53.26°F (11.81°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	1.36°F (0.75°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	53.26°F (11.81°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	1.36°F (0.75°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 1938
Aug–Sep 1900 2-Month	56.57°F (13.65°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1974
Aug–Sep 1900 2-Month	56.57°F (13.65°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
Jul–Sep 1900 3-Month	57.75°F (14.31°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1924
Jul–Sep 1900 3-Month	57.75°F (14.31°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jun–Sep 1900 4-Month	57.58°F (14.21°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.80°F (0.44°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1903
	57.58°F (14.21°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.80°F (0.44°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1994
May–Sep 1900 5-Month	55.78°F (13.21°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.87°F (0.48°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1900 5-Month	55.78°F (13.21°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.87°F (0.48°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–Sep 1900 6-Month	53.13°F (11.74°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1907
	53.13°F (11.74°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1990
Mar–Sep 1900 7-Month	49.76°F (9.87°C)	49.03°F (9.46°C)	0.73°F (0.41°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Mar–Sep 1900 7-Month	49.76°F (9.87°C)	49.03°F (9.46°C)	0.73°F (0.41°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Sep 1900 8-Month	45.96°F (7.76°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	45.96°F (7.76°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1919
Jan–Sep 1900 9-Month	43.51°F (6.39°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Jan–Sep 1900 9-Month	43.51°F (6.39°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1899–Sep 1900 10-Month	41.33°F (5.18°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Dec 1899–Sep 1900 10-Month	41.33°F (5.18°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 1899–Sep 1900 11-Month	40.66°F (4.81°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Nov 1899–Sep 1900 11-Month	40.66°F (4.81°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Oct 1899–Sep 1900 12-Month	40.77°F (4.87°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.73°F (0.40°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Oct 1899–Sep 1900 12-Month	40.77°F (4.87°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.73°F (0.40°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Apr 1899–Sep 1900 18-Month	44.45°F (6.92°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Apr 1899–Sep 1900 18-Month	44.45°F (6.92°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Oct 1898–Sep 1900 24-Month	39.41°F (4.12°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	39.41°F (4.12°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1950
Oct 1897–Sep 1900 36-Month	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1907
Oct 1896–Sep 1900 48-Month	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1926
Oct 1895–Sep 1900 60-Month	39.69°F (4.27°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1920
	39.69°F (4.27°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1953, 1972

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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