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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1934 1-Month	22.91°F (-5.05°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1909
	22.91°F (-5.05°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
	Ties: 2010
Nov–Dec 1934 2-Month	28.52°F (-1.93°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.88°F (1.05°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1976
Nov–Dec 1934 2-Month	28.52°F (-1.93°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.88°F (1.05°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Oct–Dec 1934 3-Month	33.44°F (0.80°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	1.88°F (1.04°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1976
Oct–Dec 1934 3-Month	33.44°F (0.80°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	1.88°F (1.04°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Sep–Dec 1934 4-Month	37.77°F (3.21°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	1.12°F (0.63°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Sep–Dec 1934 4-Month	37.77°F (3.21°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	1.12°F (0.63°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
Aug–Dec 1934 5-Month	42.22°F (5.68°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Aug–Dec 1934 5-Month	42.22°F (5.68°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
Jul–Dec 1934 6-Month	45.55°F (7.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1976
Jul–Dec 1934 6-Month	45.55°F (7.53°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
Jun–Dec 1934 7-Month	47.18°F (8.43°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1976
	47.18°F (8.43°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
	Ties: 1900, 2004
May–Dec 1934 8-Month	47.55°F (8.64°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	1.39°F (0.77°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1976
	47.55°F (8.64°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	1.39°F (0.77°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 2019
Apr–Dec 1934 9-Month	46.75°F (8.19°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	1.43°F (0.79°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	46.75°F (8.19°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	1.43°F (0.79°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2014
Mar–Dec 1934 10-Month	45.04°F (7.24°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	1.25°F (0.69°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	45.04°F (7.24°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	1.25°F (0.69°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1991, 2019
Feb–Dec 1934 11-Month	42.98°F (6.10°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	42.98°F (6.10°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2016
	Ties: 1981
Jan–Dec 1934 12-Month	41.44°F (5.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.40°F (0.77°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Jan–Dec 1934 12-Month	41.44°F (5.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.40°F (0.77°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
Jul 1933–Dec 1934 18-Month	42.78°F (5.99°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Jul 1933–Dec 1934 18-Month	42.78°F (5.99°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan 1933–Dec 1934 24-Month	41.01°F (5.01°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.98°F (0.55°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Jan 1933–Dec 1934 24-Month	41.01°F (5.01°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.98°F (0.55°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jan 1932–Dec 1934 36-Month	40.57°F (4.76°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.55°F (0.30°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
	40.57°F (4.76°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.55°F (0.30°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1983
Jan 1931–Dec 1934 48-Month	40.78°F (4.88°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1919
Jan 1931–Dec 1934 48-Month	40.78°F (4.88°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Jan 1930–Dec 1934 60-Month	40.58°F (4.77°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.58°F (0.33°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
Jan 1930–Dec 1934 60-Month	40.58°F (4.77°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.58°F (0.33°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings