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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1920 1-Month	57.94°F (14.41°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-1.12°F (-0.62°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1950
August 1920 1-Month	57.94°F (14.41°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-1.12°F (-0.62°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2022
Jul–Aug 1920 2-Month	58.65°F (14.81°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-1.15°F (-0.63°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1950
Jul–Aug 1920 2-Month	58.65°F (14.81°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-1.15°F (-0.63°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2022
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	57.33°F (14.07°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1915
Jun–Aug 1920 3-Month	57.33°F (14.07°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
May–Aug 1920 4-Month	54.70°F (12.61°C)	55.66°F (13.14°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
May–Aug 1920 4-Month	54.70°F (12.61°C)	55.66°F (13.14°C)	-0.96°F (-0.53°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	50.85°F (10.47°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-1.40°F (-0.78°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Apr–Aug 1920 5-Month	50.85°F (10.47°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-1.40°F (-0.78°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	47.15°F (8.42°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	-1.39°F (-0.77°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Aug 1920 6-Month	47.15°F (8.42°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	-1.39°F (-0.77°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	43.74°F (6.52°C)	44.86°F (7.14°C)	-1.12°F (-0.62°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–Aug 1920 7-Month	43.74°F (6.52°C)	44.86°F (7.14°C)	-1.12°F (-0.62°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	40.67°F (4.82°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jan–Aug 1920 8-Month	40.67°F (4.82°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	38.19°F (3.44°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-1.42°F (-0.79°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Dec 1919–Aug 1920 9-Month	38.19°F (3.44°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-1.42°F (-0.79°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	37.24°F (2.91°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1919–Aug 1920 10-Month	37.24°F (2.91°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	37.65°F (3.14°C)	38.96°F (3.87°C)	-1.31°F (-0.73°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Oct 1919–Aug 1920 11-Month	37.65°F (3.14°C)	38.96°F (3.87°C)	-1.31°F (-0.73°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	38.92°F (3.84°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.12°F (-0.63°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Sep 1919–Aug 1920 12-Month	38.92°F (3.84°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.12°F (-0.63°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	42.19°F (5.66°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Mar 1919–Aug 1920 18-Month	42.19°F (5.66°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	39.65°F (4.25°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Sep 1918–Aug 1920 24-Month	39.65°F (4.25°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.64°F (-0.36°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Sep 1917–Aug 1920 36-Month	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.64°F (-0.36°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	38.90°F (3.83°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1916–Aug 1920 48-Month	38.90°F (3.83°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	39.06°F (3.92°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.94°F (-0.52°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Sep 1915–Aug 1920 60-Month	39.06°F (3.92°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.94°F (-0.52°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 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings