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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1946 1-Month	58.12°F (14.51°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.94°F (-0.52°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1950
	58.12°F (14.51°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.94°F (-0.52°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2022
	Ties: 1966
Jul–Aug 1946 2-Month	59.33°F (15.18°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1950
Jul–Aug 1946 2-Month	59.33°F (15.18°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2022
Jun–Aug 1946 3-Month	57.90°F (14.39°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1915
Jun–Aug 1946 3-Month	57.90°F (14.39°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
May–Aug 1946 4-Month	54.98°F (12.77°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
May–Aug 1946 4-Month	54.98°F (12.77°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Apr–Aug 1946 5-Month	52.22°F (11.23°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	52.22°F (11.23°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1906
Mar–Aug 1946 6-Month	49.30°F (9.61°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Mar–Aug 1946 6-Month	49.30°F (9.61°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Feb–Aug 1946 7-Month	45.47°F (7.48°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Feb–Aug 1946 7-Month	45.47°F (7.48°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–Aug 1946 8-Month	42.39°F (5.77°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	42.39°F (5.77°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1896
Dec 1945–Aug 1946 9-Month	39.83°F (4.35°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Dec 1945–Aug 1946 9-Month	39.83°F (4.35°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Nov 1945–Aug 1946 10-Month	38.92°F (3.84°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Nov 1945–Aug 1946 10-Month	38.92°F (3.84°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Oct 1945–Aug 1946 11-Month	39.12°F (3.96°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Oct 1945–Aug 1946 11-Month	39.12°F (3.96°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Sep 1945–Aug 1946 12-Month	40.19°F (4.55°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Sep 1945–Aug 1946 12-Month	40.19°F (4.55°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Mar 1945–Aug 1946 18-Month	42.86°F (6.03°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	42.86°F (6.03°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1898
Sep 1944–Aug 1946 24-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Sep 1944–Aug 1946 24-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Sep 1943–Aug 1946 36-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
	Ties: 1961
Sep 1942–Aug 1946 48-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
Sep 1942–Aug 1946 48-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
Sep 1941–Aug 1946 60-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.02°F (0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.02°F (0.02°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020
	Ties: 1974, 1975

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