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Minimum Temperature Rankings, September 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1946 1-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1918
September 1946 1-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
Aug–Sep 1946 2-Month	54.88°F (12.71°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1974
Aug–Sep 1946 2-Month	54.88°F (12.71°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019
Jul–Sep 1946 3-Month	56.76°F (13.76°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1924
Jul–Sep 1946 3-Month	56.76°F (13.76°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2022
Jun–Sep 1946 4-Month	56.33°F (13.52°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1903
Jun–Sep 1946 4-Month	56.33°F (13.52°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
May–Sep 1946 5-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1946 5-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Apr–Sep 1946 6-Month	52.13°F (11.18°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
Apr–Sep 1946 6-Month	52.13°F (11.18°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
Mar–Sep 1946 7-Month	49.63°F (9.79°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.61°F (0.33°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Mar–Sep 1946 7-Month	49.63°F (9.79°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.61°F (0.33°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Feb–Sep 1946 8-Month	46.24°F (7.91°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Feb–Sep 1946 8-Month	46.24°F (7.91°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.49°F (0.27°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–Sep 1946 9-Month	43.41°F (6.34°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.55°F (0.31°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	43.41°F (6.34°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.55°F (0.31°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1997
Dec 1945–Sep 1946 10-Month	41.01°F (5.01°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Dec 1945–Sep 1946 10-Month	41.01°F (5.01°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Nov 1945–Sep 1946 11-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Nov 1945–Sep 1946 11-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Oct 1945–Sep 1946 12-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Oct 1945–Sep 1946 12-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Apr 1945–Sep 1946 18-Month	43.86°F (6.59°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
Apr 1945–Sep 1946 18-Month	43.86°F (6.59°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
Oct 1944–Sep 1946 24-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Oct 1944–Sep 1946 24-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Oct 1943–Sep 1946 36-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Oct 1943–Sep 1946 36-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017, 2018
Oct 1942–Sep 1946 48-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1982
Oct 1941–Sep 1946 60-Month	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1920
	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1932

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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