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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1909 1-Month	59.77°F (15.43°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1950
	59.77°F (15.43°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2022
	Ties: 1913, 1980, 2002
Jul–Aug 1909 2-Month	59.89°F (15.49°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1950
	59.89°F (15.49°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2022
	Ties: 1973
Jun–Aug 1909 3-Month	58.73°F (14.85°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1915
	58.73°F (14.85°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2021
	Ties: 1941
May–Aug 1909 4-Month	55.36°F (12.98°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1907
May–Aug 1909 4-Month	55.36°F (12.98°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1905	2018
Apr–Aug 1909 5-Month	51.57°F (10.87°C)	52.26°F (11.26°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
Apr–Aug 1909 5-Month	51.57°F (10.87°C)	52.26°F (11.26°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
Mar–Aug 1909 6-Month	47.87°F (8.82°C)	48.55°F (9.19°C)	-0.68°F (-0.37°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
Mar–Aug 1909 6-Month	47.87°F (8.82°C)	48.55°F (9.19°C)	-0.68°F (-0.37°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
Feb–Aug 1909 7-Month	44.44°F (6.91°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
Feb–Aug 1909 7-Month	44.44°F (6.91°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
Jan–Aug 1909 8-Month	41.67°F (5.37°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
	41.67°F (5.37°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
	Ties: 1930
Dec 1908–Aug 1909 9-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
	39.62°F (4.23°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
	Ties: 1930
Nov 1908–Aug 1909 10-Month	38.72°F (3.73°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
	38.72°F (3.73°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2016
	Ties: 1943
Oct 1908–Aug 1909 11-Month	38.75°F (3.75°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
Oct 1908–Aug 1909 11-Month	38.75°F (3.75°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2016
Sep 1908–Aug 1909 12-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1917
Sep 1908–Aug 1909 12-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2016
Mar 1908–Aug 1909 18-Month	42.71°F (5.95°C)	42.88°F (6.04°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1917
Mar 1908–Aug 1909 18-Month	42.71°F (5.95°C)	42.88°F (6.04°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1906	2016
Sep 1907–Aug 1909 24-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1918
Sep 1907–Aug 1909 24-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2017
Sep 1906–Aug 1909 36-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1918
	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2017
	Ties: 1944
Sep 1905–Aug 1909 48-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1918
	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1903	2018
	Ties: 1947, 1949
Sep 1904–Aug 1909 60-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1920
	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2020
	Ties: 1902

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings