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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1941 1-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1918
September 1941 1-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2019
Aug–Sep 1941 2-Month	55.76°F (13.20°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1974
Aug–Sep 1941 2-Month	55.76°F (13.20°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2019
Jul–Sep 1941 3-Month	57.52°F (14.18°C)	57.17°F (13.98°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1924
Jul–Sep 1941 3-Month	57.52°F (14.18°C)	57.17°F (13.98°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
Jun–Sep 1941 4-Month	57.08°F (13.93°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1903
	57.08°F (13.93°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1973
May–Sep 1941 5-Month	55.55°F (13.08°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.64°F (0.35°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1941 5-Month	55.55°F (13.08°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.64°F (0.35°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
Apr–Sep 1941 6-Month	53.03°F (11.68°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
Apr–Sep 1941 6-Month	53.03°F (11.68°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
Mar–Sep 1941 7-Month	49.46°F (9.70°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	49.46°F (9.70°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1922
Feb–Sep 1941 8-Month	46.21°F (7.89°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
Feb–Sep 1941 8-Month	46.21°F (7.89°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–Sep 1941 9-Month	43.62°F (6.46°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.76°F (0.43°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
Jan–Sep 1941 9-Month	43.62°F (6.46°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.76°F (0.43°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Dec 1940–Sep 1941 10-Month	41.90°F (5.50°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
Dec 1940–Sep 1941 10-Month	41.90°F (5.50°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Nov 1940–Sep 1941 11-Month	40.70°F (4.83°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
Nov 1940–Sep 1941 11-Month	40.70°F (4.83°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Oct 1940–Sep 1941 12-Month	40.88°F (4.93°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.84°F (0.46°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	40.88°F (4.93°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.84°F (0.46°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1954
Apr 1940–Sep 1941 18-Month	44.70°F (7.06°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.60°F (0.34°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
Apr 1940–Sep 1941 18-Month	44.70°F (7.06°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.60°F (0.34°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Oct 1939–Sep 1941 24-Month	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.41°F (0.22°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
Oct 1939–Sep 1941 24-Month	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.41°F (0.22°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Oct 1938–Sep 1941 36-Month	40.41°F (4.67°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.39°F (0.21°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	40.41°F (4.67°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.39°F (0.21°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1932, 1985
Oct 1937–Sep 1941 48-Month	40.60°F (4.78°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
Oct 1937–Sep 1941 48-Month	40.60°F (4.78°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
Oct 1936–Sep 1941 60-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.38°F (0.22°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.38°F (0.22°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 26, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings