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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1930 1-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-1.35°F (-0.75°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1917
October 1930 1-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-1.35°F (-0.75°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	1947
Sep–Oct 1930 2-Month	46.32°F (7.96°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.34°F (-0.18°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	46.32°F (7.96°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.34°F (-0.18°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2015
	Ties: 1899
Aug–Oct 1930 3-Month	50.63°F (10.35°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	50.63°F (10.35°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2016
	Ties: 2006
Jul–Oct 1930 4-Month	53.20°F (11.78°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1976
	53.20°F (11.78°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
	Ties: 1989
Jun–Oct 1930 5-Month	53.50°F (11.94°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	-0.20°F (-0.12°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jun–Oct 1930 5-Month	53.50°F (11.94°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	-0.20°F (-0.12°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2021
May–Oct 1930 6-Month	52.41°F (11.34°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
May–Oct 1930 6-Month	52.41°F (11.34°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2018
Apr–Oct 1930 7-Month	50.79°F (10.44°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Apr–Oct 1930 7-Month	50.79°F (10.44°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2015
Mar–Oct 1930 8-Month	48.02°F (8.90°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Mar–Oct 1930 8-Month	48.02°F (8.90°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
Feb–Oct 1930 9-Month	45.85°F (7.69°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Feb–Oct 1930 9-Month	45.85°F (7.69°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2016
Jan–Oct 1930 10-Month	42.60°F (5.89°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jan–Oct 1930 10-Month	42.60°F (5.89°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
Dec 1929–Oct 1930 11-Month	40.84°F (4.91°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	40.84°F (4.91°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
	Ties: 1959, 1977
Nov 1929–Oct 1930 12-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Nov 1929–Oct 1930 12-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2016
May 1929–Oct 1930 18-Month	43.80°F (6.56°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
May 1929–Oct 1930 18-Month	43.80°F (6.56°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
Nov 1928–Oct 1930 24-Month	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917, 1918
	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1952
Nov 1927–Oct 1930 36-Month	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2017
	Ties: 1951
Nov 1926–Oct 1930 48-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1918
	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2018
	Ties: 1925, 1950
Nov 1925–Oct 1930 60-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1920
Nov 1925–Oct 1930 60-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings