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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1944 1-Month	41.23°F (5.13°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	41.23°F (5.13°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1947
	Ties: 1904, 1946, 1996, 2001
Sep–Oct 1944 2-Month	46.66°F (8.14°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
Sep–Oct 1944 2-Month	46.66°F (8.14°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Aug–Oct 1944 3-Month	50.65°F (10.36°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	50.65°F (10.36°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1981
Jul–Oct 1944 4-Month	52.74°F (11.52°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
	52.74°F (11.52°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
	Ties: 1932
Jun–Oct 1944 5-Month	53.34°F (11.86°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jun–Oct 1944 5-Month	53.34°F (11.86°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
May–Oct 1944 6-Month	52.63°F (11.46°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
May–Oct 1944 6-Month	52.63°F (11.46°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
Apr–Oct 1944 7-Month	50.42°F (10.23°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	50.42°F (10.23°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1927
Mar–Oct 1944 8-Month	47.52°F (8.62°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Mar–Oct 1944 8-Month	47.52°F (8.62°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
Feb–Oct 1944 9-Month	44.90°F (7.17°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	44.90°F (7.17°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1908, 1969, 1993
Jan–Oct 1944 10-Month	42.52°F (5.84°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
Jan–Oct 1944 10-Month	42.52°F (5.84°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Dec 1943–Oct 1944 11-Month	40.68°F (4.82°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	40.68°F (4.82°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1909
Nov 1943–Oct 1944 12-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1976
May 1943–Oct 1944 18-Month	43.97°F (6.65°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	43.97°F (6.65°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1950
Nov 1942–Oct 1944 24-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1918
Nov 1942–Oct 1944 24-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Nov 1941–Oct 1944 36-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1910
Nov 1940–Oct 1944 48-Month	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1939
Nov 1939–Oct 1944 60-Month	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
	40.15°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2020
	Ties: 1940

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings