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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
July 1948 1-Month	60.17°F (15.65°C)	60.54°F (15.86°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1924
	60.17°F (15.65°C)	60.54°F (15.86°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2022
	Ties: 1958, 1961
Jun–Jul 1948 2-Month	58.08°F (14.49°C)	58.08°F (14.49°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1915
	58.08°F (14.49°C)	58.08°F (14.49°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2021
	Ties: 1942
May–Jul 1948 3-Month	54.47°F (12.48°C)	54.54°F (12.52°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
	54.47°F (12.48°C)	54.54°F (12.52°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1923
Apr–Jul 1948 4-Month	51.02°F (10.57°C)	50.56°F (10.31°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
Apr–Jul 1948 4-Month	51.02°F (10.57°C)	50.56°F (10.31°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
Mar–Jul 1948 5-Month	46.30°F (7.94°C)	46.44°F (8.02°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	46.30°F (7.94°C)	46.44°F (8.02°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1955
Feb–Jul 1948 6-Month	42.05°F (5.58°C)	42.50°F (5.83°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Feb–Jul 1948 6-Month	42.05°F (5.58°C)	42.50°F (5.83°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Jul 1948 7-Month	38.44°F (3.58°C)	39.25°F (4.03°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Jan–Jul 1948 7-Month	38.44°F (3.58°C)	39.25°F (4.03°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Dec 1947–Jul 1948 8-Month	36.49°F (2.49°C)	37.18°F (2.88°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	36.49°F (2.49°C)	37.18°F (2.88°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1916
Nov 1947–Jul 1948 9-Month	35.62°F (2.01°C)	36.46°F (2.48°C)	-0.84°F (-0.47°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	35.62°F (2.01°C)	36.46°F (2.48°C)	-0.84°F (-0.47°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1956
Oct 1947–Jul 1948 10-Month	36.68°F (2.60°C)	36.96°F (2.76°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Oct 1947–Jul 1948 10-Month	36.68°F (2.60°C)	36.96°F (2.76°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Sep 1947–Jul 1948 11-Month	38.15°F (3.42°C)	38.32°F (3.51°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	38.15°F (3.42°C)	38.32°F (3.51°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1978
Aug 1947–Jul 1948 12-Month	40.05°F (4.47°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	40.05°F (4.47°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1959
Feb 1947–Jul 1948 18-Month	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Feb 1947–Jul 1948 18-Month	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Aug 1946–Jul 1948 24-Month	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1926, 1976
Aug 1945–Jul 1948 36-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1918
Aug 1945–Jul 1948 36-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
Aug 1944–Jul 1948 48-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1918
	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1945
Aug 1943–Jul 1948 60-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1920
	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2020
	Ties: 1954

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings