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Minimum Temperature Rankings, September 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1947 1-Month	52.86°F (11.59°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.96°F (0.53°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
September 1947 1-Month	52.86°F (11.59°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.96°F (0.53°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019
Aug–Sep 1947 2-Month	56.90°F (13.83°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.42°F (0.79°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1974
Aug–Sep 1947 2-Month	56.90°F (13.83°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.42°F (0.79°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2019
Jul–Sep 1947 3-Month	57.63°F (14.24°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1924
	57.63°F (14.24°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1906
Jun–Sep 1947 4-Month	56.86°F (13.81°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1903
	56.86°F (13.81°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1930, 1932
May–Sep 1947 5-Month	54.90°F (12.72°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1947 5-Month	54.90°F (12.72°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Apr–Sep 1947 6-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
Apr–Sep 1947 6-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
Mar–Sep 1947 7-Month	48.68°F (9.27°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	48.68°F (9.27°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1943
Feb–Sep 1947 8-Month	45.06°F (7.26°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Feb–Sep 1947 8-Month	45.06°F (7.26°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Sep 1947 9-Month	42.41°F (5.78°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	42.41°F (5.78°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1970
Dec 1946–Sep 1947 10-Month	40.73°F (4.85°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Dec 1946–Sep 1947 10-Month	40.73°F (4.85°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Nov 1946–Sep 1947 11-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	39.87°F (4.37°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1940
Oct 1946–Sep 1947 12-Month	39.98°F (4.43°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Oct 1946–Sep 1947 12-Month	39.98°F (4.43°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Apr 1946–Sep 1947 18-Month	44.03°F (6.68°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Apr 1946–Sep 1947 18-Month	44.03°F (6.68°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Oct 1945–Sep 1947 24-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.03°F (0.01°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Oct 1945–Sep 1947 24-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.03°F (0.01°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
Oct 1944–Sep 1947 36-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
Oct 1944–Sep 1947 36-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017, 2018
Oct 1943–Sep 1947 48-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1981
Oct 1942–Sep 1947 60-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1920
Oct 1942–Sep 1947 60-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings