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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1930 1-Month	41.05°F (5.03°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	2.44°F (1.36°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1920
April 1930 1-Month	41.05°F (5.03°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	2.44°F (1.36°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	1981
Mar–Apr 1930 2-Month	34.84°F (1.58°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1950
Mar–Apr 1930 2-Month	34.84°F (1.58°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2012
Feb–Apr 1930 3-Month	32.74°F (0.41°C)	30.48°F (-0.84°C)	2.26°F (1.25°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
Feb–Apr 1930 3-Month	32.74°F (0.41°C)	30.48°F (-0.84°C)	2.26°F (1.25°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
Jan–Apr 1930 4-Month	27.88°F (-2.29°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1912
Jan–Apr 1930 4-Month	27.88°F (-2.29°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
Dec 1929–Apr 1930 5-Month	26.95°F (-2.81°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
Dec 1929–Apr 1930 5-Month	26.95°F (-2.81°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
Nov 1929–Apr 1930 6-Month	27.05°F (-2.75°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
Nov 1929–Apr 1930 6-Month	27.05°F (-2.75°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2017
Oct 1929–Apr 1930 7-Month	29.10°F (-1.61°C)	29.43°F (-1.43°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
Oct 1929–Apr 1930 7-Month	29.10°F (-1.61°C)	29.43°F (-1.43°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2017
Sep 1929–Apr 1930 8-Month	31.83°F (-0.09°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	31.83°F (-0.09°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
	Ties: 1903
Aug 1929–Apr 1930 9-Month	34.82°F (1.57°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Aug 1929–Apr 1930 9-Month	34.82°F (1.57°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2017
Jul 1929–Apr 1930 10-Month	37.37°F (2.98°C)	37.75°F (3.19°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	37.37°F (2.98°C)	37.75°F (3.19°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1950
Jun 1929–Apr 1930 11-Month	38.90°F (3.83°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jun 1929–Apr 1930 11-Month	38.90°F (3.83°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2017
May 1929–Apr 1930 12-Month	39.50°F (4.17°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
May 1929–Apr 1930 12-Month	39.50°F (4.17°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
Nov 1928–Apr 1930 18-Month	35.04°F (1.69°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Nov 1928–Apr 1930 18-Month	35.04°F (1.69°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2017
May 1928–Apr 1930 24-Month	39.34°F (4.08°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.34°F (4.08°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2017
	Ties: 1952
May 1927–Apr 1930 36-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.56°F (-0.32°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.56°F (-0.32°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2017
	Ties: 1899
May 1926–Apr 1930 48-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.25°F (-0.13°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1918
May 1926–Apr 1930 48-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.25°F (-0.13°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2019
May 1925–Apr 1930 60-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1920
	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2020
	Ties: 1964

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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