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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1918 1-Month	59.22°F (15.12°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1950
August 1918 1-Month	59.22°F (15.12°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2022
Jul–Aug 1918 2-Month	59.16°F (15.09°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1950
	59.16°F (15.09°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.64°F (-0.35°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2022
	Ties: 1910, 2004
Jun–Aug 1918 3-Month	58.64°F (14.80°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1915
	58.64°F (14.80°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2021
	Ties: 1940
May–Aug 1918 4-Month	55.93°F (13.29°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
May–Aug 1918 4-Month	55.93°F (13.29°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2018
Apr–Aug 1918 5-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1905
Mar–Aug 1918 6-Month	48.94°F (9.41°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Aug 1918 6-Month	48.94°F (9.41°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Feb–Aug 1918 7-Month	45.05°F (7.25°C)	44.86°F (7.14°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	45.05°F (7.25°C)	44.86°F (7.14°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1952
Jan–Aug 1918 8-Month	41.08°F (5.04°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	41.08°F (5.04°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
	Ties: 1937
Dec 1917–Aug 1918 9-Month	38.59°F (3.66°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	38.59°F (3.66°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1915
Nov 1917–Aug 1918 10-Month	37.83°F (3.24°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-0.89°F (-0.49°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	37.83°F (3.24°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-0.89°F (-0.49°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1924
Oct 1917–Aug 1918 11-Month	37.71°F (3.17°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-1.26°F (-0.70°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Oct 1917–Aug 1918 11-Month	37.71°F (3.17°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-1.26°F (-0.70°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016
Sep 1917–Aug 1918 12-Month	38.83°F (3.79°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.22°F (-0.68°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep 1917–Aug 1918 12-Month	38.83°F (3.79°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.22°F (-0.68°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016
Mar 1917–Aug 1918 18-Month	41.35°F (5.19°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-1.52°F (-0.85°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar 1917–Aug 1918 18-Month	41.35°F (5.19°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-1.52°F (-0.85°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016
Sep 1916–Aug 1918 24-Month	38.14°F (3.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.90°F (-1.06°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1916–Aug 1918 24-Month	38.14°F (3.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.90°F (-1.06°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
Sep 1915–Aug 1918 36-Month	38.66°F (3.70°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-1.36°F (-0.76°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1915–Aug 1918 36-Month	38.66°F (3.70°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-1.36°F (-0.76°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
Sep 1914–Aug 1918 48-Month	38.85°F (3.81°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.16°F (-0.64°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1914–Aug 1918 48-Month	38.85°F (3.81°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.16°F (-0.64°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2018
Sep 1913–Aug 1918 60-Month	39.16°F (3.98°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1920
	39.16°F (3.98°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1919

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings