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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1945 1-Month	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1947
	Ties: 1972, 1982
Sep–Oct 1945 2-Month	46.59°F (8.11°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.07°F (-0.03°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	46.59°F (8.11°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.07°F (-0.03°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1901
Aug–Oct 1945 3-Month	50.74°F (10.41°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	50.74°F (10.41°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1970
Jul–Oct 1945 4-Month	53.00°F (11.67°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.23°F (-0.12°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1976
Jul–Oct 1945 4-Month	53.00°F (11.67°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.23°F (-0.12°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
Jun–Oct 1945 5-Month	53.09°F (11.72°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Jun–Oct 1945 5-Month	53.09°F (11.72°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
May–Oct 1945 6-Month	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
May–Oct 1945 6-Month	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Apr–Oct 1945 7-Month	49.82°F (9.90°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	49.82°F (9.90°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1909
Mar–Oct 1945 8-Month	47.79°F (8.77°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Mar–Oct 1945 8-Month	47.79°F (8.77°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Feb–Oct 1945 9-Month	45.23°F (7.35°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Feb–Oct 1945 9-Month	45.23°F (7.35°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Jan–Oct 1945 10-Month	42.76°F (5.98°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	42.76°F (5.98°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 2008
Dec 1944–Oct 1945 11-Month	40.74°F (4.86°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Dec 1944–Oct 1945 11-Month	40.74°F (4.86°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Nov 1944–Oct 1945 12-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1908
May 1944–Oct 1945 18-Month	44.23°F (6.79°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
May 1944–Oct 1945 18-Month	44.23°F (6.79°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Nov 1943–Oct 1945 24-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917, 1918
Nov 1943–Oct 1945 24-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Nov 1942–Oct 1945 36-Month	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
Nov 1942–Oct 1945 36-Month	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.17°F (-0.10°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
Nov 1941–Oct 1945 48-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1973
Nov 1940–Oct 1945 60-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.13°F (0.08°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
Nov 1940–Oct 1945 60-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.13°F (0.08°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings