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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1920 1-Month	52.70°F (11.50°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.80°F (0.44°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
September 1920 1-Month	52.70°F (11.50°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.80°F (0.44°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
Aug–Sep 1920 2-Month	55.32°F (12.96°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1974
	55.32°F (12.96°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
	Ties: 1913, 1984
Jul–Sep 1920 3-Month	56.67°F (13.71°C)	57.17°F (13.98°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1924
	56.67°F (13.71°C)	57.17°F (13.98°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2022
	Ties: 1929
Jun–Sep 1920 4-Month	56.17°F (13.43°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1903
	56.17°F (13.43°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
	Ties: 1918
May–Sep 1920 5-Month	54.30°F (12.39°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1920 5-Month	54.30°F (12.39°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Apr–Sep 1920 6-Month	51.16°F (10.64°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Apr–Sep 1920 6-Month	51.16°F (10.64°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Mar–Sep 1920 7-Month	47.94°F (8.86°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Sep 1920 7-Month	47.94°F (8.86°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–Sep 1920 8-Month	44.86°F (7.14°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	-0.88°F (-0.49°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–Sep 1920 8-Month	44.86°F (7.14°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	-0.88°F (-0.49°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–Sep 1920 9-Month	42.01°F (5.56°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
	42.01°F (5.56°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1971
Dec 1919–Sep 1920 10-Month	39.65°F (4.25°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-1.19°F (-0.66°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Dec 1919–Sep 1920 10-Month	39.65°F (4.25°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-1.19°F (-0.66°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Nov 1919–Sep 1920 11-Month	38.65°F (3.69°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-1.27°F (-0.71°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1919–Sep 1920 11-Month	38.65°F (3.69°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-1.27°F (-0.71°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Oct 1919–Sep 1920 12-Month	38.91°F (3.84°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.14°F (-0.63°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Oct 1919–Sep 1920 12-Month	38.91°F (3.84°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.14°F (-0.63°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Apr 1919–Sep 1920 18-Month	43.48°F (6.38°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Apr 1919–Sep 1920 18-Month	43.48°F (6.38°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Oct 1918–Sep 1920 24-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1914
Oct 1917–Sep 1920 36-Month	39.42°F (4.12°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.42°F (4.12°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1951
Oct 1916–Sep 1920 48-Month	38.95°F (3.86°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Oct 1916–Sep 1920 48-Month	38.95°F (3.86°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Oct 1915–Sep 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
Oct 1915–Sep 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	2019, 2020

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