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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1909 1-Month	16.45°F (-8.64°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-6.15°F (-3.42°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1909	1909
December 1909 1-Month	16.45°F (-8.64°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-6.15°F (-3.42°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
Nov–Dec 1909 2-Month	25.10°F (-3.83°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.54°F (-0.85°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1976
Nov–Dec 1909 2-Month	25.10°F (-3.83°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-1.54°F (-0.85°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
Oct–Dec 1909 3-Month	29.88°F (-1.18°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-1.68°F (-0.94°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1976
Oct–Dec 1909 3-Month	29.88°F (-1.18°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-1.68°F (-0.94°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
Sep–Dec 1909 4-Month	35.28°F (1.82°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1976
	35.28°F (1.82°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
	Ties: 1952
Aug–Dec 1909 5-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.95°F (-0.53°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1976
Aug–Dec 1909 5-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.95°F (-0.53°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
Jul–Dec 1909 6-Month	43.48°F (6.38°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.88°F (-0.49°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1976
	43.48°F (6.38°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.88°F (-0.49°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2021
	Ties: 1911
Jun–Dec 1909 7-Month	45.33°F (7.41°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1976
Jun–Dec 1909 7-Month	45.33°F (7.41°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2021
May–Dec 1909 8-Month	45.32°F (7.40°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.84°F (-0.47°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1976
	45.32°F (7.40°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.84°F (-0.47°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
	Ties: 1967
Apr–Dec 1909 9-Month	44.33°F (6.85°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
Apr–Dec 1909 9-Month	44.33°F (6.85°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
Mar–Dec 1909 10-Month	42.83°F (6.02°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	-0.95°F (-0.52°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1917
Mar–Dec 1909 10-Month	42.83°F (6.02°C)	43.78°F (6.54°C)	-0.95°F (-0.52°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2015
Feb–Dec 1909 11-Month	41.11°F (5.06°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1917
Feb–Dec 1909 11-Month	41.11°F (5.06°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2016
Jan–Dec 1909 12-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1917
	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2016
	Ties: 1943
Jul 1908–Dec 1909 18-Month	40.95°F (4.97°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1917
	40.95°F (4.97°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2016
	Ties: 1913
Jan 1908–Dec 1909 24-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1917
	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2017
	Ties: 1960
Jan 1907–Dec 1909 36-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1918
	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1962
Jan 1906–Dec 1909 48-Month	39.83°F (4.35°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1919
Jan 1906–Dec 1909 48-Month	39.83°F (4.35°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2018
Jan 1905–Dec 1909 60-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.25°F (-0.13°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1920
Jan 1905–Dec 1909 60-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.25°F (-0.13°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2019

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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