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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1946 1-Month	41.18°F (5.10°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	2.57°F (1.43°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1920
April 1946 1-Month	41.18°F (5.10°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	2.57°F (1.43°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	1981
Mar–Apr 1946 2-Month	37.92°F (3.29°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	3.62°F (2.01°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1950
Mar–Apr 1946 2-Month	37.92°F (3.29°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	3.62°F (2.01°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Apr 1946 3-Month	32.78°F (0.43°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	2.31°F (1.28°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1899
Feb–Apr 1946 3-Month	32.78°F (0.43°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	2.31°F (1.28°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–Apr 1946 4-Month	29.79°F (-1.23°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	2.00°F (1.11°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	29.79°F (-1.23°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	2.00°F (1.11°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1987, 2004
Dec 1945–Apr 1946 5-Month	27.70°F (-2.39°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1899
Dec 1945–Apr 1946 5-Month	27.70°F (-2.39°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	0.94°F (0.52°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Nov 1945–Apr 1946 6-Month	28.21°F (-2.11°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	0.79°F (0.43°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1899
Nov 1945–Apr 1946 6-Month	28.21°F (-2.11°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	0.79°F (0.43°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
Oct 1945–Apr 1946 7-Month	30.05°F (-1.08°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1899
Oct 1945–Apr 1946 7-Month	30.05°F (-1.08°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
Sep 1945–Apr 1946 8-Month	32.80°F (0.44°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Sep 1945–Apr 1946 8-Month	32.80°F (0.44°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
Aug 1945–Apr 1946 9-Month	35.72°F (2.07°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	0.51°F (0.29°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Aug 1945–Apr 1946 9-Month	35.72°F (2.07°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	0.51°F (0.29°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Jul 1945–Apr 1946 10-Month	38.12°F (3.40°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Jul 1945–Apr 1946 10-Month	38.12°F (3.40°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Jun 1945–Apr 1946 11-Month	39.52°F (4.18°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	39.52°F (4.18°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1931
May 1945–Apr 1946 12-Month	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1973
Nov 1944–Apr 1946 18-Month	36.08°F (2.27°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Nov 1944–Apr 1946 18-Month	36.08°F (2.27°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
May 1944–Apr 1946 24-Month	40.22°F (4.57°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
May 1944–Apr 1946 24-Month	40.22°F (4.57°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
May 1943–Apr 1946 36-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
May 1943–Apr 1946 36-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
May 1942–Apr 1946 48-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
May 1942–Apr 1946 48-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
May 1941–Apr 1946 60-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
May 1941–Apr 1946 60-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings