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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1930 1-Month	59.25°F (15.14°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1950
	59.25°F (15.14°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2022
	Ties: 1981
Jul–Aug 1930 2-Month	60.09°F (15.61°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	0.29°F (0.17°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1950
Jul–Aug 1930 2-Month	60.09°F (15.61°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	0.29°F (0.17°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2022
Jun–Aug 1930 3-Month	58.29°F (14.61°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1915
Jun–Aug 1930 3-Month	58.29°F (14.61°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2021
May–Aug 1930 4-Month	55.46°F (13.03°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
	55.46°F (13.03°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2018
	Ties: 1923
Apr–Aug 1930 5-Month	52.57°F (11.43°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
	52.57°F (11.43°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
	Ties: 1898
Mar–Aug 1930 6-Month	48.58°F (9.21°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	48.58°F (9.21°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
	Ties: 1940
Feb–Aug 1930 7-Month	45.72°F (7.62°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.85°F (0.47°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Feb–Aug 1930 7-Month	45.72°F (7.62°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.85°F (0.47°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
Jan–Aug 1930 8-Month	41.67°F (5.37°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	41.67°F (5.37°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
	Ties: 1909
Dec 1929–Aug 1930 9-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	39.62°F (4.23°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
	Ties: 1909
Nov 1929–Aug 1930 10-Month	38.41°F (3.56°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Nov 1929–Aug 1930 10-Month	38.41°F (3.56°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
Oct 1929–Aug 1930 11-Month	38.68°F (3.71°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Oct 1929–Aug 1930 11-Month	38.68°F (3.71°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
Sep 1929–Aug 1930 12-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
	Ties: 1970
Mar 1929–Aug 1930 18-Month	42.62°F (5.90°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	42.62°F (5.90°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
	Ties: 1963
Sep 1928–Aug 1930 24-Month	39.37°F (4.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1928–Aug 1930 24-Month	39.37°F (4.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2017
Sep 1927–Aug 1930 36-Month	39.55°F (4.19°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Sep 1927–Aug 1930 36-Month	39.55°F (4.19°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.47°F (-0.27°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2017
Sep 1926–Aug 1930 48-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1918
	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2018
	Ties: 1925
Sep 1925–Aug 1930 60-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
Sep 1925–Aug 1930 60-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings