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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1936 1-Month	53.44°F (11.91°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1918
September 1936 1-Month	53.44°F (11.91°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2019
Aug–Sep 1936 2-Month	57.16°F (13.98°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.68°F (0.94°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1974
Aug–Sep 1936 2-Month	57.16°F (13.98°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.68°F (0.94°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
Jul–Sep 1936 3-Month	59.02°F (15.01°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	1.86°F (1.03°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1924
Jul–Sep 1936 3-Month	59.02°F (15.01°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	1.86°F (1.03°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jun–Sep 1936 4-Month	58.42°F (14.68°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	1.64°F (0.91°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1903
Jun–Sep 1936 4-Month	58.42°F (14.68°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	1.64°F (0.91°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Sep 1936 5-Month	56.69°F (13.72°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	1.78°F (0.99°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1936 5-Month	56.69°F (13.72°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	1.78°F (0.99°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–Sep 1936 6-Month	53.43°F (11.91°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	1.23°F (0.69°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1907
Apr–Sep 1936 6-Month	53.43°F (11.91°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	1.23°F (0.69°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Mar–Sep 1936 7-Month	50.27°F (10.15°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	1.25°F (0.69°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Mar–Sep 1936 7-Month	50.27°F (10.15°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	1.25°F (0.69°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
Feb–Sep 1936 8-Month	45.76°F (7.64°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Feb–Sep 1936 8-Month	45.76°F (7.64°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
Jan–Sep 1936 9-Month	42.58°F (5.88°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jan–Sep 1936 9-Month	42.58°F (5.88°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
Dec 1935–Sep 1936 10-Month	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1975
Nov 1935–Sep 1936 11-Month	39.44°F (4.13°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	39.44°F (4.13°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1928
Oct 1935–Sep 1936 12-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Oct 1935–Sep 1936 12-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Apr 1935–Sep 1936 18-Month	43.69°F (6.49°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Apr 1935–Sep 1936 18-Month	43.69°F (6.49°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Oct 1934–Sep 1936 24-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1921
Oct 1933–Sep 1936 36-Month	40.54°F (4.74°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.52°F (0.28°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
Oct 1933–Sep 1936 36-Month	40.54°F (4.74°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.52°F (0.28°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017, 2018
Oct 1932–Sep 1936 48-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
Oct 1932–Sep 1936 48-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
Oct 1931–Sep 1936 60-Month	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1920
	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1997

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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