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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1920 1-Month	19.15°F (-7.14°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
January 1920 1-Month	19.15°F (-7.14°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006
Dec 1919–Jan 1920 2-Month	18.77°F (-7.35°C)	21.21°F (-5.99°C)	-2.44°F (-1.36°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
Dec 1919–Jan 1920 2-Month	18.77°F (-7.35°C)	21.21°F (-5.99°C)	-2.44°F (-1.36°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
Nov 1919–Jan 1920 3-Month	22.07°F (-5.52°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	-2.30°F (-1.28°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
Nov 1919–Jan 1920 3-Month	22.07°F (-5.52°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	-2.30°F (-1.28°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Oct 1919–Jan 1920 4-Month	26.99°F (-2.78°C)	28.64°F (-1.87°C)	-1.65°F (-0.91°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
Oct 1919–Jan 1920 4-Month	26.99°F (-2.78°C)	28.64°F (-1.87°C)	-1.65°F (-0.91°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Sep 1919–Jan 1920 5-Month	32.17°F (0.09°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	-1.12°F (-0.63°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
Sep 1919–Jan 1920 5-Month	32.17°F (0.09°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	-1.12°F (-0.63°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Aug 1919–Jan 1920 6-Month	36.62°F (2.57°C)	37.58°F (3.10°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
Aug 1919–Jan 1920 6-Month	36.62°F (2.57°C)	37.58°F (3.10°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Jul 1919–Jan 1920 7-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.73°F (-0.40°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
Jul 1919–Jan 1920 7-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.73°F (-0.40°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Jun 1919–Jan 1920 8-Month	42.14°F (5.63°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
Jun 1919–Jan 1920 8-Month	42.14°F (5.63°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
May 1919–Jan 1920 9-Month	42.73°F (5.96°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
May 1919–Jan 1920 9-Month	42.73°F (5.96°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Apr 1919–Jan 1920 10-Month	42.36°F (5.76°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
	42.36°F (5.76°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1994
Mar 1919–Jan 1920 11-Month	41.20°F (5.11°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
	41.20°F (5.11°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1946
Feb 1919–Jan 1920 12-Month	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Feb 1919–Jan 1920 12-Month	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Aug 1918–Jan 1920 18-Month	39.15°F (3.97°C)	39.21°F (4.01°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Aug 1918–Jan 1920 18-Month	39.15°F (3.97°C)	39.21°F (4.01°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Feb 1918–Jan 1920 24-Month	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2017
	Ties: 1960
Feb 1917–Jan 1920 36-Month	39.11°F (3.95°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Feb 1917–Jan 1920 36-Month	39.11°F (3.95°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2018
Feb 1916–Jan 1920 48-Month	38.96°F (3.87°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-1.04°F (-0.57°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Feb 1916–Jan 1920 48-Month	38.96°F (3.87°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-1.04°F (-0.57°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
Feb 1915–Jan 1920 60-Month	39.14°F (3.97°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Feb 1915–Jan 1920 60-Month	39.14°F (3.97°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings