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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1937 1-Month	41.47°F (5.26°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
October 1937 1-Month	41.47°F (5.26°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1947
Sep–Oct 1937 2-Month	46.89°F (8.27°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	46.89°F (8.27°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1985, 2001
Aug–Oct 1937 3-Month	51.61°F (10.89°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.82°F (0.45°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	51.61°F (10.89°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.82°F (0.45°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1997
Jul–Oct 1937 4-Month	54.04°F (12.24°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Jul–Oct 1937 4-Month	54.04°F (12.24°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
Jun–Oct 1937 5-Month	54.46°F (12.48°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.75°F (0.42°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Jun–Oct 1937 5-Month	54.46°F (12.48°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.75°F (0.42°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
May–Oct 1937 6-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
May–Oct 1937 6-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
Apr–Oct 1937 7-Month	51.25°F (10.69°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	51.25°F (10.69°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1959
Mar–Oct 1937 8-Month	48.34°F (9.08°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	48.34°F (9.08°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1988
Feb–Oct 1937 9-Month	45.30°F (7.39°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
Feb–Oct 1937 9-Month	45.30°F (7.39°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Jan–Oct 1937 10-Month	42.24°F (5.69°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jan–Oct 1937 10-Month	42.24°F (5.69°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
Dec 1936–Oct 1937 11-Month	40.63°F (4.79°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
Dec 1936–Oct 1937 11-Month	40.63°F (4.79°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Nov 1936–Oct 1937 12-Month	39.56°F (4.20°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	39.56°F (4.20°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1962, 1968
May 1936–Oct 1937 18-Month	44.39°F (6.88°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	44.39°F (6.88°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1994
Nov 1935–Oct 1937 24-Month	39.55°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917, 1918
Nov 1935–Oct 1937 24-Month	39.55°F (4.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
Nov 1934–Oct 1937 36-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
Nov 1934–Oct 1937 36-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
Nov 1933–Oct 1937 48-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
	Ties: 1955
Nov 1932–Oct 1937 60-Month	40.21°F (4.56°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
	40.21°F (4.56°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020
	Ties: 1958

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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