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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1921 1-Month	24.24°F (-4.31°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	4.49°F (2.50°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
January 1921 1-Month	24.24°F (-4.31°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	4.49°F (2.50°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2006
Dec 1920–Jan 1921 2-Month	23.88°F (-4.51°C)	21.21°F (-5.99°C)	2.67°F (1.48°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
Dec 1920–Jan 1921 2-Month	23.88°F (-4.51°C)	21.21°F (-5.99°C)	2.67°F (1.48°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2020
Nov 1920–Jan 1921 3-Month	25.79°F (-3.45°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	1.42°F (0.79°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
Nov 1920–Jan 1921 3-Month	25.79°F (-3.45°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	1.42°F (0.79°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
Oct 1920–Jan 1921 4-Month	29.88°F (-1.18°C)	28.64°F (-1.87°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
Oct 1920–Jan 1921 4-Month	29.88°F (-1.18°C)	28.64°F (-1.87°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Sep 1920–Jan 1921 5-Month	34.45°F (1.36°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	1.16°F (0.64°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
	34.45°F (1.36°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	1.16°F (0.64°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
	Ties: 1900
Aug 1920–Jan 1921 6-Month	38.36°F (3.53°C)	37.58°F (3.10°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
	38.36°F (3.53°C)	37.58°F (3.10°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
	Ties: 1907
Jul 1920–Jan 1921 7-Month	41.36°F (5.20°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
Jul 1920–Jan 1921 7-Month	41.36°F (5.20°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2016
Jun 1920–Jan 1921 8-Month	43.03°F (6.13°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
	43.03°F (6.13°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1960
May 1920–Jan 1921 9-Month	43.45°F (6.36°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
May 1920–Jan 1921 9-Month	43.45°F (6.36°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
Apr 1920–Jan 1921 10-Month	42.65°F (5.92°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	42.65°F (5.92°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1927
Mar 1920–Jan 1921 11-Month	41.38°F (5.21°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Mar 1920–Jan 1921 11-Month	41.38°F (5.21°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Feb 1920–Jan 1921 12-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Feb 1920–Jan 1921 12-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Aug 1919–Jan 1921 18-Month	38.79°F (3.77°C)	39.21°F (4.01°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Aug 1919–Jan 1921 18-Month	38.79°F (3.77°C)	39.21°F (4.01°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2017
Feb 1919–Jan 1921 24-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2017
	Ties: 1973
Feb 1918–Jan 1921 36-Month	39.98°F (4.43°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	39.98°F (4.43°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1903	2018
	Ties: 1929
Feb 1917–Jan 1921 48-Month	39.30°F (4.06°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.70°F (-0.38°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Feb 1917–Jan 1921 48-Month	39.30°F (4.06°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.70°F (-0.38°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2019
Feb 1916–Jan 1921 60-Month	39.15°F (3.97°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.84°F (-0.47°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Feb 1916–Jan 1921 60-Month	39.15°F (3.97°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.84°F (-0.47°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings