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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1921 1-Month	41.36°F (5.20°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
October 1921 1-Month	41.36°F (5.20°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	1947
Sep–Oct 1921 2-Month	47.54°F (8.63°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	47.54°F (8.63°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2015
	Ties: 1962, 2000, 2011
Aug–Oct 1921 3-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1986
Jul–Oct 1921 4-Month	53.95°F (12.19°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	0.73°F (0.40°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1976
Jul–Oct 1921 4-Month	53.95°F (12.19°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	0.73°F (0.40°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2021
Jun–Oct 1921 5-Month	54.71°F (12.62°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Jun–Oct 1921 5-Month	54.71°F (12.62°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.00°F (0.56°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2021
May–Oct 1921 6-Month	53.53°F (11.96°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.87°F (0.48°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
May–Oct 1921 6-Month	53.53°F (11.96°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.87°F (0.48°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2018
Apr–Oct 1921 7-Month	51.35°F (10.75°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Apr–Oct 1921 7-Month	51.35°F (10.75°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2015
Mar–Oct 1921 8-Month	49.27°F (9.59°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.20°F (0.66°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	49.27°F (9.59°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.20°F (0.66°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 2001
Feb–Oct 1921 9-Month	46.63°F (8.13°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	1.36°F (0.76°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	46.63°F (8.13°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	1.36°F (0.76°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1938
Jan–Oct 1921 10-Month	44.39°F (6.88°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	1.67°F (0.92°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	44.39°F (6.88°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	1.67°F (0.92°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1990
Dec 1920–Oct 1921 11-Month	42.49°F (5.83°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.60°F (0.89°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Dec 1920–Oct 1921 11-Month	42.49°F (5.83°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.60°F (0.89°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 1920–Oct 1921 12-Month	41.42°F (5.23°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.38°F (0.76°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Nov 1920–Oct 1921 12-Month	41.42°F (5.23°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.38°F (0.76°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
May 1920–Oct 1921 18-Month	45.04°F (7.24°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.79°F (0.43°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
May 1920–Oct 1921 18-Month	45.04°F (7.24°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.79°F (0.43°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 1919–Oct 1921 24-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917, 1918
	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
	Ties: 1940
Nov 1918–Oct 1921 36-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Nov 1918–Oct 1921 36-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Nov 1917–Oct 1921 48-Month	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1958
Nov 1916–Oct 1921 60-Month	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Nov 1916–Oct 1921 60-Month	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings