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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1944 1-Month	58.64°F (14.80°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1950
August 1944 1-Month	58.64°F (14.80°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2022
Jul–Aug 1944 2-Month	58.81°F (14.89°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1950
Jul–Aug 1944 2-Month	58.81°F (14.89°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2022
Jun–Aug 1944 3-Month	57.80°F (14.33°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1915
Jun–Aug 1944 3-Month	57.80°F (14.33°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
May–Aug 1944 4-Month	55.62°F (13.12°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1907
May–Aug 1944 4-Month	55.62°F (13.12°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
Apr–Aug 1944 5-Month	51.93°F (11.07°C)	52.26°F (11.26°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
Apr–Aug 1944 5-Month	51.93°F (11.07°C)	52.26°F (11.26°C)	-0.33°F (-0.19°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Mar–Aug 1944 6-Month	47.81°F (8.78°C)	48.55°F (9.19°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Mar–Aug 1944 6-Month	47.81°F (8.78°C)	48.55°F (9.19°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Feb–Aug 1944 7-Month	44.39°F (6.88°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Feb–Aug 1944 7-Month	44.39°F (6.88°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Jan–Aug 1944 8-Month	41.48°F (5.27°C)	41.72°F (5.40°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
Jan–Aug 1944 8-Month	41.48°F (5.27°C)	41.72°F (5.40°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Dec 1943–Aug 1944 9-Month	39.35°F (4.08°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Dec 1943–Aug 1944 9-Month	39.35°F (4.08°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Nov 1943–Aug 1944 10-Month	38.30°F (3.50°C)	38.71°F (3.73°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Nov 1943–Aug 1944 10-Month	38.30°F (3.50°C)	38.71°F (3.73°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
Oct 1943–Aug 1944 11-Month	38.50°F (3.61°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	38.50°F (3.61°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1903
Sep 1943–Aug 1944 12-Month	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1905
Mar 1943–Aug 1944 18-Month	42.46°F (5.81°C)	42.88°F (6.04°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	42.46°F (5.81°C)	42.88°F (6.04°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1956
Sep 1942–Aug 1944 24-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
Sep 1942–Aug 1944 24-Month	39.72°F (4.29°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Sep 1941–Aug 1944 36-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1909
Sep 1940–Aug 1944 48-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
Sep 1940–Aug 1944 48-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
Sep 1939–Aug 1944 60-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
Sep 1939–Aug 1944 60-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings