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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1939 1-Month	41.49°F (5.27°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	41.49°F (5.27°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1947
	Ties: 1924
Sep–Oct 1939 2-Month	47.50°F (8.61°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Sep–Oct 1939 2-Month	47.50°F (8.61°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
Aug–Oct 1939 3-Month	51.29°F (10.72°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Aug–Oct 1939 3-Month	51.29°F (10.72°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Jul–Oct 1939 4-Month	53.75°F (12.08°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
Jul–Oct 1939 4-Month	53.75°F (12.08°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
Jun–Oct 1939 5-Month	54.23°F (12.35°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Jun–Oct 1939 5-Month	54.23°F (12.35°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
May–Oct 1939 6-Month	53.35°F (11.86°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	53.35°F (11.86°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1959
Apr–Oct 1939 7-Month	51.23°F (10.68°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Apr–Oct 1939 7-Month	51.23°F (10.68°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
Mar–Oct 1939 8-Month	48.61°F (9.23°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Mar–Oct 1939 8-Month	48.61°F (9.23°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Feb–Oct 1939 9-Month	45.25°F (7.36°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
Feb–Oct 1939 9-Month	45.25°F (7.36°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Jan–Oct 1939 10-Month	43.10°F (6.17°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	43.10°F (6.17°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1933
Dec 1938–Oct 1939 11-Month	41.36°F (5.20°C)	40.90°F (4.94°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Dec 1938–Oct 1939 11-Month	41.36°F (5.20°C)	40.90°F (4.94°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Nov 1938–Oct 1939 12-Month	40.24°F (4.58°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Nov 1938–Oct 1939 12-Month	40.24°F (4.58°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
May 1938–Oct 1939 18-Month	44.64°F (7.02°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.39°F (0.21°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
May 1938–Oct 1939 18-Month	44.64°F (7.02°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.39°F (0.21°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Nov 1937–Oct 1939 24-Month	40.75°F (4.86°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917, 1918
Nov 1937–Oct 1939 24-Month	40.75°F (4.86°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Nov 1936–Oct 1939 36-Month	40.36°F (4.64°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	40.36°F (4.64°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
	Ties: 1954, 1986
Nov 1935–Oct 1939 48-Month	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1918
	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1944
Nov 1934–Oct 1939 60-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1920
	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1957

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings