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Minimum Temperature Rankings, September 1949

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1949 1-Month	50.36°F (10.20°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-1.54°F (-0.86°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1918
September 1949 1-Month	50.36°F (10.20°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-1.54°F (-0.86°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2019
Aug–Sep 1949 2-Month	54.44°F (12.47°C)	55.47°F (13.04°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1974
Aug–Sep 1949 2-Month	54.44°F (12.47°C)	55.47°F (13.04°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2019
Jul–Sep 1949 3-Month	56.74°F (13.74°C)	57.17°F (13.98°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1924
Jul–Sep 1949 3-Month	56.74°F (13.74°C)	57.17°F (13.98°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2022
Jun–Sep 1949 4-Month	56.69°F (13.72°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1903
Jun–Sep 1949 4-Month	56.69°F (13.72°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2021
May–Sep 1949 5-Month	55.12°F (12.84°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1907, 1924
	55.12°F (12.84°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1940
Apr–Sep 1949 6-Month	52.44°F (11.36°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.24°F (0.14°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
Apr–Sep 1949 6-Month	52.44°F (11.36°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.24°F (0.14°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
Mar–Sep 1949 7-Month	49.20°F (9.56°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Mar–Sep 1949 7-Month	49.20°F (9.56°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Sep 1949 8-Month	45.66°F (7.59°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Feb–Sep 1949 8-Month	45.66°F (7.59°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Sep 1949 9-Month	42.38°F (5.77°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Jan–Sep 1949 9-Month	42.38°F (5.77°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Dec 1948–Sep 1949 10-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.83°F (4.91°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Dec 1948–Sep 1949 10-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.83°F (4.91°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Nov 1948–Sep 1949 11-Month	39.53°F (4.18°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Nov 1948–Sep 1949 11-Month	39.53°F (4.18°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Oct 1948–Sep 1949 12-Month	39.52°F (4.18°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	39.52°F (4.18°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1910
Apr 1948–Sep 1949 18-Month	43.83°F (6.57°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
Apr 1948–Sep 1949 18-Month	43.83°F (6.57°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
Oct 1947–Sep 1949 24-Month	39.65°F (4.25°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
Oct 1947–Sep 1949 24-Month	39.65°F (4.25°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
Oct 1946–Sep 1949 36-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
Oct 1946–Sep 1949 36-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017, 2018
Oct 1945–Sep 1949 48-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
Oct 1945–Sep 1949 48-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
Oct 1944–Sep 1949 60-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1920
Oct 1944–Sep 1949 60-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings