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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1943 1-Month	47.21°F (8.45°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	47.21°F (8.45°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1995
Apr–May 1943 2-Month	43.48°F (6.38°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1907
Apr–May 1943 2-Month	43.48°F (6.38°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Mar–May 1943 3-Month	37.75°F (3.19°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
Mar–May 1943 3-Month	37.75°F (3.19°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
Feb–May 1943 4-Month	34.22°F (1.23°C)	34.71°F (1.51°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Feb–May 1943 4-Month	34.22°F (1.23°C)	34.71°F (1.51°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
Jan–May 1943 5-Month	31.07°F (-0.52°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	31.07°F (-0.52°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1955, 2014
Dec 1942–May 1943 6-Month	29.75°F (-1.25°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Dec 1942–May 1943 6-Month	29.75°F (-1.25°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
Nov 1942–May 1943 7-Month	30.00°F (-1.11°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	30.00°F (-1.11°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1901
Oct 1942–May 1943 8-Month	31.46°F (-0.30°C)	31.67°F (-0.18°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
Oct 1942–May 1943 8-Month	31.46°F (-0.30°C)	31.67°F (-0.18°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016, 2017
Sep 1942–May 1943 9-Month	33.58°F (0.88°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Sep 1942–May 1943 9-Month	33.58°F (0.88°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Aug 1942–May 1943 10-Month	36.12°F (2.29°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Aug 1942–May 1943 10-Month	36.12°F (2.29°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Jul 1942–May 1943 11-Month	38.35°F (3.53°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Jul 1942–May 1943 11-Month	38.35°F (3.53°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Jun 1942–May 1943 12-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Jun 1942–May 1943 12-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Dec 1941–May 1943 18-Month	36.66°F (2.59°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
	36.66°F (2.59°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1994
Jun 1941–May 1943 24-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1915
Jun 1940–May 1943 36-Month	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1974, 1990, 1995
Jun 1939–May 1943 48-Month	40.33°F (4.63°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	40.33°F (4.63°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
	Ties: 1996
Jun 1938–May 1943 60-Month	40.34°F (4.63°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
Jun 1938–May 1943 60-Month	40.34°F (4.63°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020

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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