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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1915 1-Month	23.11°F (-4.94°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1909
December 1915 1-Month	23.11°F (-4.94°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2015
Nov–Dec 1915 2-Month	27.30°F (-2.61°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1976
Nov–Dec 1915 2-Month	27.30°F (-2.61°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2015
Oct–Dec 1915 3-Month	32.12°F (0.07°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1976
	32.12°F (0.07°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2015
	Ties: 1942
Sep–Dec 1915 4-Month	37.17°F (2.87°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1976
Sep–Dec 1915 4-Month	37.17°F (2.87°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2015
Aug–Dec 1915 5-Month	41.22°F (5.12°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1976
	41.22°F (5.12°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2015
	Ties: 1970
Jul–Dec 1915 6-Month	44.14°F (6.74°C)	44.37°F (6.87°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1976
Jul–Dec 1915 6-Month	44.14°F (6.74°C)	44.37°F (6.87°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2021
Jun–Dec 1915 7-Month	45.46°F (7.48°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1976
Jun–Dec 1915 7-Month	45.46°F (7.48°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2021
May–Dec 1915 8-Month	45.60°F (7.56°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1976
May–Dec 1915 8-Month	45.60°F (7.56°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2015
Apr–Dec 1915 9-Month	45.21°F (7.34°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1917
	45.21°F (7.34°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2015
	Ties: 1956, 1978
Mar–Dec 1915 10-Month	43.34°F (6.30°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1917
	43.34°F (6.30°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2015
	Ties: 1926
Feb–Dec 1915 11-Month	41.79°F (5.44°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917
Feb–Dec 1915 11-Month	41.79°F (5.44°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2016
Jan–Dec 1915 12-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
	Ties: 1949, 1962, 1982
Jul 1914–Dec 1915 18-Month	41.20°F (5.11°C)	41.49°F (5.27°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	41.20°F (5.11°C)	41.49°F (5.27°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
	Ties: 1962
Jan 1914–Dec 1915 24-Month	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917
Jan 1914–Dec 1915 24-Month	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2017
Jan 1913–Dec 1915 36-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1918
Jan 1913–Dec 1915 36-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2017
Jan 1912–Dec 1915 48-Month	39.47°F (4.15°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1919
Jan 1912–Dec 1915 48-Month	39.47°F (4.15°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2018
Jan 1911–Dec 1915 60-Month	39.59°F (4.22°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1920
	39.59°F (4.22°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2019
	Ties: 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings