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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1934 1-Month	43.29°F (6.27°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.88°F (1.04°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
October 1934 1-Month	43.29°F (6.27°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.88°F (1.04°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1947
Sep–Oct 1934 2-Month	47.03°F (8.35°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
Sep–Oct 1934 2-Month	47.03°F (8.35°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
Aug–Oct 1934 3-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2016
	Ties: 1921, 1986
Jul–Oct 1934 4-Month	54.07°F (12.26°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Jul–Oct 1934 4-Month	54.07°F (12.26°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
Jun–Oct 1934 5-Month	54.65°F (12.58°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.95°F (0.52°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	54.65°F (12.58°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.95°F (0.52°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2021
	Ties: 2001
May–Oct 1934 6-Month	53.90°F (12.17°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
May–Oct 1934 6-Month	53.90°F (12.17°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2018
Apr–Oct 1934 7-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Apr–Oct 1934 7-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Mar–Oct 1934 8-Month	49.16°F (9.53°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.09°F (0.60°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Mar–Oct 1934 8-Month	49.16°F (9.53°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.09°F (0.60°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
Feb–Oct 1934 9-Month	46.20°F (7.89°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Feb–Oct 1934 9-Month	46.20°F (7.89°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2016
Jan–Oct 1934 10-Month	44.03°F (6.68°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	1.31°F (0.72°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Jan–Oct 1934 10-Month	44.03°F (6.68°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	1.31°F (0.72°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
Dec 1933–Oct 1934 11-Month	42.34°F (5.74°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.45°F (0.80°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Dec 1933–Oct 1934 11-Month	42.34°F (5.74°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.45°F (0.80°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
Nov 1933–Oct 1934 12-Month	41.34°F (5.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	41.34°F (5.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
	Ties: 1983, 2003
May 1933–Oct 1934 18-Month	45.44°F (7.47°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
May 1933–Oct 1934 18-Month	45.44°F (7.47°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 1932–Oct 1934 24-Month	40.64°F (4.80°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917, 1918
Nov 1932–Oct 1934 24-Month	40.64°F (4.80°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
Nov 1931–Oct 1934 36-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1989, 1996
Nov 1930–Oct 1934 48-Month	40.66°F (4.81°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
	40.66°F (4.81°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1941
Nov 1929–Oct 1934 60-Month	40.48°F (4.71°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
Nov 1929–Oct 1934 60-Month	40.48°F (4.71°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings