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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1936 1-Month	24.57°F (-4.13°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.97°F (1.09°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1909
December 1936 1-Month	24.57°F (-4.13°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.97°F (1.09°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2015
Nov–Dec 1936 2-Month	26.13°F (-3.26°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Nov–Dec 1936 2-Month	26.13°F (-3.26°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Oct–Dec 1936 3-Month	31.04°F (-0.53°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Oct–Dec 1936 3-Month	31.04°F (-0.53°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Sep–Dec 1936 4-Month	36.64°F (2.58°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Sep–Dec 1936 4-Month	36.64°F (2.58°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Aug–Dec 1936 5-Month	41.48°F (5.27°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Aug–Dec 1936 5-Month	41.48°F (5.27°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Jul–Dec 1936 6-Month	45.03°F (7.24°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.67°F (0.37°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
	45.03°F (7.24°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.67°F (0.37°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2021
	Ties: 2013
Jun–Dec 1936 7-Month	46.68°F (8.16°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
	46.68°F (8.16°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2021
	Ties: 1954
May–Dec 1936 8-Month	47.07°F (8.37°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.91°F (0.50°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
May–Dec 1936 8-Month	47.07°F (8.37°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.91°F (0.50°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Apr–Dec 1936 9-Month	45.96°F (7.76°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	45.96°F (7.76°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1954
Mar–Dec 1936 10-Month	44.50°F (6.94°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Mar–Dec 1936 10-Month	44.50°F (6.94°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Feb–Dec 1936 11-Month	41.75°F (5.42°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
Feb–Dec 1936 11-Month	41.75°F (5.42°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Jan–Dec 1936 12-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1932
Jul 1935–Dec 1936 18-Month	41.15°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
	41.15°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1897
Jan 1935–Dec 1936 24-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1907
Jan 1934–Dec 1936 36-Month	40.42°F (4.68°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1918
Jan 1934–Dec 1936 36-Month	40.42°F (4.68°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Jan 1933–Dec 1936 48-Month	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1919
	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1935
Jan 1932–Dec 1936 60-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
Jan 1932–Dec 1936 60-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings