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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1901 1-Month	60.24°F (15.69°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	1.18°F (0.66°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1950
August 1901 1-Month	60.24°F (15.69°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	1.18°F (0.66°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jul–Aug 1901 2-Month	61.40°F (16.33°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	1.60°F (0.89°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1950
Jul–Aug 1901 2-Month	61.40°F (16.33°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	1.60°F (0.89°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jun–Aug 1901 3-Month	59.41°F (15.23°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1915
	59.41°F (15.23°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1991
May–Aug 1901 4-Month	56.61°F (13.67°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1907
May–Aug 1901 4-Month	56.61°F (13.67°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
Apr–Aug 1901 5-Month	52.71°F (11.51°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1907
	52.71°F (11.51°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1969
Mar–Aug 1901 6-Month	48.75°F (9.31°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	48.75°F (9.31°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1978
Feb–Aug 1901 7-Month	44.57°F (6.98°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	44.57°F (6.98°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1902
Jan–Aug 1901 8-Month	41.64°F (5.36°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Jan–Aug 1901 8-Month	41.64°F (5.36°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
Dec 1900–Aug 1901 9-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	39.71°F (4.28°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 2008
Nov 1900–Aug 1901 10-Month	38.82°F (3.79°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	38.82°F (3.79°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2016
	Ties: 1996
Oct 1900–Aug 1901 11-Month	39.36°F (4.09°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Oct 1900–Aug 1901 11-Month	39.36°F (4.09°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2016
Sep 1900–Aug 1901 12-Month	40.52°F (4.73°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.48°F (0.26°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Sep 1900–Aug 1901 12-Month	40.52°F (4.73°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.48°F (0.26°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2016
Mar 1900–Aug 1901 18-Month	43.41°F (6.34°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1917
Mar 1900–Aug 1901 18-Month	43.41°F (6.34°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Sep 1899–Aug 1901 24-Month	40.54°F (4.74°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.50°F (0.27°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1918
Sep 1899–Aug 1901 24-Month	40.54°F (4.74°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.50°F (0.27°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Sep 1898–Aug 1901 36-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1918
Sep 1898–Aug 1901 36-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Sep 1897–Aug 1901 48-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1918
	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1977
Sep 1896–Aug 1901 60-Month	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1920
	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1981

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings