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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1921 1-Month	53.71°F (12.06°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	1.81°F (1.00°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	53.71°F (12.06°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	1.81°F (1.00°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2019
	Ties: 1906
Aug–Sep 1921 2-Month	56.37°F (13.54°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.89°F (0.50°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1974
	56.37°F (13.54°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.89°F (0.50°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1906	2019
	Ties: 1959
Jul–Sep 1921 3-Month	58.15°F (14.53°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.99°F (0.55°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1924
Jul–Sep 1921 3-Month	58.15°F (14.53°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.99°F (0.55°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jun–Sep 1921 4-Month	58.04°F (14.47°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1903
Jun–Sep 1921 4-Month	58.04°F (14.47°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Sep 1921 5-Month	55.97°F (13.32°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1921 5-Month	55.97°F (13.32°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–Sep 1921 6-Month	53.02°F (11.68°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
Apr–Sep 1921 6-Month	53.02°F (11.68°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2018
Mar–Sep 1921 7-Month	50.40°F (10.22°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	1.38°F (0.76°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	50.40°F (10.22°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	1.38°F (0.76°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1986
Feb–Sep 1921 8-Month	47.29°F (8.49°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	47.29°F (8.49°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 2005
Jan–Sep 1921 9-Month	44.73°F (7.07°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	1.87°F (1.04°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Jan–Sep 1921 9-Month	44.73°F (7.07°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	1.87°F (1.04°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1920–Sep 1921 10-Month	42.61°F (5.89°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	1.77°F (0.98°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Dec 1920–Sep 1921 10-Month	42.61°F (5.89°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	1.77°F (0.98°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 1920–Sep 1921 11-Month	41.42°F (5.23°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	1.50°F (0.83°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Nov 1920–Sep 1921 11-Month	41.42°F (5.23°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	1.50°F (0.83°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Oct 1920–Sep 1921 12-Month	41.49°F (5.27°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.45°F (0.80°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Oct 1920–Sep 1921 12-Month	41.49°F (5.27°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.45°F (0.80°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Apr 1920–Sep 1921 18-Month	44.71°F (7.06°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	0.62°F (0.34°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Apr 1920–Sep 1921 18-Month	44.71°F (7.06°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	0.62°F (0.34°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Oct 1919–Sep 1921 24-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
	Ties: 1936
Oct 1918–Sep 1921 36-Month	40.37°F (4.65°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	40.37°F (4.65°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1982
Oct 1917–Sep 1921 48-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
	Ties: 1946, 1982
Oct 1916–Sep 1921 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Oct 1916–Sep 1921 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2019, 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