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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1920 1-Month	42.15°F (5.64°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
October 1920 1-Month	42.15°F (5.64°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.74°F (0.41°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	1947
Sep–Oct 1920 2-Month	47.43°F (8.57°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
Sep–Oct 1920 2-Month	47.43°F (8.57°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2015
Aug–Oct 1920 3-Month	50.93°F (10.52°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
	50.93°F (10.52°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1982
Jul–Oct 1920 4-Month	53.04°F (11.69°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1976
Jul–Oct 1920 4-Month	53.04°F (11.69°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
Jun–Oct 1920 5-Month	53.37°F (11.87°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jun–Oct 1920 5-Month	53.37°F (11.87°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2021
May–Oct 1920 6-Month	52.28°F (11.27°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May–Oct 1920 6-Month	52.28°F (11.27°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Apr–Oct 1920 7-Month	49.87°F (9.93°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	49.87°F (9.93°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1928
Mar–Oct 1920 8-Month	47.22°F (8.46°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Oct 1920 8-Month	47.22°F (8.46°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Feb–Oct 1920 9-Month	44.56°F (6.98°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	44.56°F (6.98°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1951
Jan–Oct 1920 10-Month	42.02°F (5.57°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jan–Oct 1920 10-Month	42.02°F (5.57°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Dec 1919–Oct 1920 11-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-1.02°F (-0.57°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1913
Nov 1919–Oct 1920 12-Month	38.94°F (3.86°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1919–Oct 1920 12-Month	38.94°F (3.86°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
May 1919–Oct 1920 18-Month	43.64°F (6.47°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
May 1919–Oct 1920 18-Month	43.64°F (6.47°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Nov 1918–Oct 1920 24-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917, 1918
Nov 1918–Oct 1920 24-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Nov 1917–Oct 1920 36-Month	39.58°F (4.21°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.58°F (4.21°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1980
Nov 1916–Oct 1920 48-Month	39.01°F (3.89°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.00°F (-0.56°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Nov 1916–Oct 1920 48-Month	39.01°F (3.89°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.00°F (-0.56°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Nov 1915–Oct 1920 60-Month	39.07°F (3.93°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.93°F (-0.51°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1920
Nov 1915–Oct 1920 60-Month	39.07°F (3.93°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.93°F (-0.51°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings