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Minimum Temperature Rankings, September 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1943 1-Month	50.27°F (10.15°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1918
	50.27°F (10.15°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2019
	Ties: 1993
Aug–Sep 1943 2-Month	55.10°F (12.83°C)	55.47°F (13.04°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1974
	55.10°F (12.83°C)	55.47°F (13.04°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2019
	Ties: 1989
Jul–Sep 1943 3-Month	56.99°F (13.88°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1924
Jul–Sep 1943 3-Month	56.99°F (13.88°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
Jun–Sep 1943 4-Month	56.87°F (13.82°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1903
Jun–Sep 1943 4-Month	56.87°F (13.82°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
May–Sep 1943 5-Month	54.94°F (12.74°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.03°F (0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1907, 1924
	54.94°F (12.74°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.03°F (0.01°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1906
Apr–Sep 1943 6-Month	52.41°F (11.34°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1907
Apr–Sep 1943 6-Month	52.41°F (11.34°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
Mar–Sep 1943 7-Month	48.68°F (9.27°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1917
	48.68°F (9.27°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1947
Feb–Sep 1943 8-Month	45.55°F (7.53°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	45.55°F (7.53°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1905
Jan–Sep 1943 9-Month	42.54°F (5.86°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.32°F (-0.17°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
Jan–Sep 1943 9-Month	42.54°F (5.86°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.32°F (-0.17°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Dec 1942–Sep 1943 10-Month	40.60°F (4.78°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Dec 1942–Sep 1943 10-Month	40.60°F (4.78°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Nov 1942–Sep 1943 11-Month	39.77°F (4.32°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	39.77°F (4.32°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1933, 1967
Oct 1942–Sep 1943 12-Month	39.93°F (4.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Oct 1942–Sep 1943 12-Month	39.93°F (4.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Apr 1942–Sep 1943 18-Month	43.99°F (6.66°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	43.99°F (6.66°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1964
Oct 1941–Sep 1943 24-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
Oct 1941–Sep 1943 24-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Oct 1940–Sep 1943 36-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
Oct 1940–Sep 1943 36-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017, 2018
Oct 1939–Sep 1943 48-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
	Ties: 1937
Oct 1938–Sep 1943 60-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
Oct 1938–Sep 1943 60-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.30°F (0.17°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings