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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1920 1-Month	35.44°F (1.91°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-3.17°F (-1.76°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
April 1920 1-Month	35.44°F (1.91°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	-3.17°F (-1.76°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1981
Mar–Apr 1920 2-Month	32.04°F (0.02°C)	34.29°F (1.27°C)	-2.25°F (-1.25°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1950
Mar–Apr 1920 2-Month	32.04°F (0.02°C)	34.29°F (1.27°C)	-2.25°F (-1.25°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Apr 1920 3-Month	29.13°F (-1.59°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	-1.34°F (-0.74°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Feb–Apr 1920 3-Month	29.13°F (-1.59°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	-1.34°F (-0.74°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Apr 1920 4-Month	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1965
Dec 1919–Apr 1920 5-Month	24.99°F (-3.89°C)	26.77°F (-2.91°C)	-1.78°F (-0.98°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
Dec 1919–Apr 1920 5-Month	24.99°F (-3.89°C)	26.77°F (-2.91°C)	-1.78°F (-0.98°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Apr 1920 6-Month	25.60°F (-3.56°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-1.82°F (-1.02°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Nov 1919–Apr 1920 6-Month	25.60°F (-3.56°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-1.82°F (-1.02°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Oct 1919–Apr 1920 7-Month	27.91°F (-2.27°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-1.51°F (-0.84°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
Oct 1919–Apr 1920 7-Month	27.91°F (-2.27°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-1.51°F (-0.84°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Sep 1919–Apr 1920 8-Month	31.03°F (-0.54°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	-1.20°F (-0.67°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Sep 1919–Apr 1920 8-Month	31.03°F (-0.54°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	-1.20°F (-0.67°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Aug 1919–Apr 1920 9-Month	34.13°F (1.18°C)	35.22°F (1.79°C)	-1.09°F (-0.61°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Aug 1919–Apr 1920 9-Month	34.13°F (1.18°C)	35.22°F (1.79°C)	-1.09°F (-0.61°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Jul 1919–Apr 1920 10-Month	36.83°F (2.68°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
	36.83°F (2.68°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	-0.91°F (-0.51°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1905
Jun 1919–Apr 1920 11-Month	38.59°F (3.66°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Jun 1919–Apr 1920 11-Month	38.59°F (3.66°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
May 1919–Apr 1920 12-Month	39.33°F (4.07°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
May 1919–Apr 1920 12-Month	39.33°F (4.07°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Nov 1918–Apr 1920 18-Month	35.53°F (1.96°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	35.53°F (1.96°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1964
May 1918–Apr 1920 24-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1964
May 1917–Apr 1920 36-Month	39.27°F (4.04°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.27°F (4.04°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1914
May 1916–Apr 1920 48-Month	38.92°F (3.84°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
May 1916–Apr 1920 48-Month	38.92°F (3.84°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
May 1915–Apr 1920 60-Month	39.01°F (3.89°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
May 1915–Apr 1920 60-Month	39.01°F (3.89°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°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 January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings