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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1920 1-Month	28.65°F (-1.86°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	-1.34°F (-0.74°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1965
March 1920 1-Month	28.65°F (-1.86°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	-1.34°F (-0.74°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Mar 1920 2-Month	25.98°F (-3.34°C)	26.40°F (-3.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	25.98°F (-3.34°C)	26.40°F (-3.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1993
Jan–Mar 1920 3-Month	23.70°F (-4.61°C)	24.18°F (-4.34°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
Jan–Mar 1920 3-Month	23.70°F (-4.61°C)	24.18°F (-4.34°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	22.38°F (-5.34°C)	23.81°F (-4.55°C)	-1.43°F (-0.79°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	22.38°F (-5.34°C)	23.81°F (-4.55°C)	-1.43°F (-0.79°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Nov 1919–Mar 1920 5-Month	23.63°F (-4.65°C)	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
Nov 1919–Mar 1920 5-Month	23.63°F (-4.65°C)	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Oct 1919–Mar 1920 6-Month	26.66°F (-2.97°C)	27.90°F (-2.28°C)	-1.24°F (-0.69°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
Oct 1919–Mar 1920 6-Month	26.66°F (-2.97°C)	27.90°F (-2.28°C)	-1.24°F (-0.69°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Sep 1919–Mar 1920 7-Month	30.40°F (-0.89°C)	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	-0.92°F (-0.51°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Sep 1919–Mar 1920 7-Month	30.40°F (-0.89°C)	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	-0.92°F (-0.51°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Aug 1919–Mar 1920 8-Month	33.96°F (1.09°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Aug 1919–Mar 1920 8-Month	33.96°F (1.09°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Jul 1919–Mar 1920 9-Month	36.99°F (2.77°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Jul 1919–Mar 1920 9-Month	36.99°F (2.77°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Jun 1919–Mar 1920 10-Month	38.90°F (3.83°C)	39.44°F (4.13°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
	38.90°F (3.83°C)	39.44°F (4.13°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1963
May 1919–Mar 1920 11-Month	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
May 1919–Mar 1920 11-Month	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Apr 1919–Mar 1920 12-Month	39.63°F (4.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Apr 1919–Mar 1920 12-Month	39.63°F (4.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Oct 1918–Mar 1920 18-Month	36.04°F (2.24°C)	35.99°F (2.22°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Oct 1918–Mar 1920 18-Month	36.04°F (2.24°C)	35.99°F (2.22°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Apr 1918–Mar 1920 24-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Apr 1918–Mar 1920 24-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Apr 1917–Mar 1920 36-Month	39.31°F (4.06°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Apr 1917–Mar 1920 36-Month	39.31°F (4.06°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Apr 1916–Mar 1920 48-Month	38.98°F (3.88°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Apr 1916–Mar 1920 48-Month	38.98°F (3.88°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
Apr 1915–Mar 1920 60-Month	39.12°F (3.96°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.88°F (-0.48°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Apr 1915–Mar 1920 60-Month	39.12°F (3.96°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.88°F (-0.48°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings