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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1948 1-Month	52.11°F (11.17°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
September 1948 1-Month	52.11°F (11.17°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019
Aug–Sep 1948 2-Month	55.35°F (12.97°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1974
	55.35°F (12.97°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019
	Ties: 1895
Jul–Sep 1948 3-Month	56.96°F (13.87°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1924
	56.96°F (13.87°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2022
	Ties: 1984
Jun–Sep 1948 4-Month	56.71°F (13.73°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1903
Jun–Sep 1948 4-Month	56.71°F (13.73°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
May–Sep 1948 5-Month	54.82°F (12.68°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1948 5-Month	54.82°F (12.68°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
Apr–Sep 1948 6-Month	52.47°F (11.37°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
	52.47°F (11.37°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1989
Mar–Sep 1948 7-Month	48.89°F (9.38°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	48.89°F (9.38°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1942
Feb–Sep 1948 8-Month	45.37°F (7.43°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
Feb–Sep 1948 8-Month	45.37°F (7.43°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Sep 1948 9-Month	42.20°F (5.67°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jan–Sep 1948 9-Month	42.20°F (5.67°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Dec 1947–Sep 1948 10-Month	40.26°F (4.59°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Dec 1947–Sep 1948 10-Month	40.26°F (4.59°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Nov 1947–Sep 1948 11-Month	39.21°F (4.01°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Nov 1947–Sep 1948 11-Month	39.21°F (4.01°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Oct 1947–Sep 1948 12-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Oct 1947–Sep 1948 12-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Apr 1947–Sep 1948 18-Month	43.94°F (6.63°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	43.94°F (6.63°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1960
Oct 1946–Sep 1948 24-Month	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
Oct 1946–Sep 1948 24-Month	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Oct 1945–Sep 1948 36-Month	39.98°F (4.43°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
Oct 1945–Sep 1948 36-Month	39.98°F (4.43°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017, 2018
Oct 1944–Sep 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
Oct 1944–Sep 1948 48-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Oct 1943–Sep 1948 60-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1920
	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1931

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings