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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1940 1-Month	42.93°F (6.07°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.52°F (0.84°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	42.93°F (6.07°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.52°F (0.84°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1947
	Ties: 2017
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	47.75°F (8.75°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month	47.75°F (8.75°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.09°F (0.61°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month	51.50°F (10.83°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	51.50°F (10.83°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1960
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	53.80°F (12.11°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1976
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month	53.80°F (12.11°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month	54.28°F (12.38°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	54.28°F (12.38°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1954
May–Oct 1940 6-Month	53.09°F (11.72°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	53.09°F (11.72°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1988
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month	50.98°F (10.54°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	50.98°F (10.54°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1988
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month	48.37°F (9.09°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.37°F (9.09°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1947
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	45.69°F (7.61°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month	45.69°F (7.61°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	42.53°F (5.85°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month	42.53°F (5.85°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	41.08°F (5.04°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month	41.08°F (5.04°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month	44.54°F (6.97°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	44.54°F (6.97°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2016
	Ties: 1953
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1918
	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1921
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	40.55°F (4.75°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month	40.55°F (4.75°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1944

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings