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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1944 1-Month	20.62°F (-6.32°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-1.98°F (-1.10°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1909
December 1944 1-Month	20.62°F (-6.32°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	-1.98°F (-1.10°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
Nov–Dec 1944 2-Month	26.37°F (-3.13°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
Nov–Dec 1944 2-Month	26.37°F (-3.13°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Oct–Dec 1944 3-Month	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
Oct–Dec 1944 3-Month	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Sep–Dec 1944 4-Month	36.51°F (2.51°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
Sep–Dec 1944 4-Month	36.51°F (2.51°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Aug–Dec 1944 5-Month	40.94°F (4.97°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
Aug–Dec 1944 5-Month	40.94°F (4.97°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Jul–Dec 1944 6-Month	43.95°F (6.64°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
	43.95°F (6.64°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1902
Jun–Dec 1944 7-Month	45.64°F (7.58°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
	45.64°F (7.58°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2021
	Ties: 1961
May–Dec 1944 8-Month	46.06°F (7.81°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1976
May–Dec 1944 8-Month	46.06°F (7.81°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Apr–Dec 1944 9-Month	45.08°F (7.27°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Apr–Dec 1944 9-Month	45.08°F (7.27°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
Mar–Dec 1944 10-Month	43.29°F (6.27°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
Mar–Dec 1944 10-Month	43.29°F (6.27°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Feb–Dec 1944 11-Month	41.53°F (5.29°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	41.53°F (5.29°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1972
Jan–Dec 1944 12-Month	39.83°F (4.35°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	39.83°F (4.35°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1993
Jul 1943–Dec 1944 18-Month	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917
	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1960
Jan 1943–Dec 1944 24-Month	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	39.68°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1943, 1961
Jan 1942–Dec 1944 36-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.29°F (-0.17°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.29°F (-0.17°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1962, 1965
Jan 1941–Dec 1944 48-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1919
	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1974, 1982
Jan 1940–Dec 1944 60-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
Jan 1940–Dec 1944 60-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings