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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1936 1-Month	40.86°F (4.92°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
October 1936 1-Month	40.86°F (4.92°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1947
Sep–Oct 1936 2-Month	47.15°F (8.42°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.49°F (0.28°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Sep–Oct 1936 2-Month	47.15°F (8.42°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.49°F (0.28°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
Aug–Oct 1936 3-Month	51.72°F (10.96°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Aug–Oct 1936 3-Month	51.72°F (10.96°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2016
Jul–Oct 1936 4-Month	54.48°F (12.49°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.25°F (0.70°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Jul–Oct 1936 4-Month	54.48°F (12.49°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.25°F (0.70°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
Jun–Oct 1936 5-Month	54.90°F (12.72°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	1.20°F (0.66°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Jun–Oct 1936 5-Month	54.90°F (12.72°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	1.20°F (0.66°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
May–Oct 1936 6-Month	54.05°F (12.25°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.39°F (0.77°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
May–Oct 1936 6-Month	54.05°F (12.25°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.39°F (0.77°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–Oct 1936 7-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.98°F (0.55°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	51.63°F (10.91°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.98°F (0.55°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1986
Mar–Oct 1936 8-Month	49.10°F (9.50°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	1.02°F (0.57°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Mar–Oct 1936 8-Month	49.10°F (9.50°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	1.02°F (0.57°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2016
Feb–Oct 1936 9-Month	45.22°F (7.34°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	45.22°F (7.34°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1962
Jan–Oct 1936 10-Month	42.41°F (5.78°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jan–Oct 1936 10-Month	42.41°F (5.78°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Dec 1935–Oct 1936 11-Month	40.49°F (4.72°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	40.49°F (4.72°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1976, 1984
Nov 1935–Oct 1936 12-Month	39.55°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	39.55°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1937
May 1935–Oct 1936 18-Month	43.83°F (6.57°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
	43.83°F (6.57°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1975
Nov 1934–Oct 1936 24-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917, 1918
	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1953
Nov 1933–Oct 1936 36-Month	40.51°F (4.73°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
	40.51°F (4.73°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1994
Nov 1932–Oct 1936 48-Month	40.37°F (4.65°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
	40.37°F (4.65°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1942
Nov 1931–Oct 1936 60-Month	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.40°F (0.23°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
Nov 1931–Oct 1936 60-Month	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.40°F (0.23°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings