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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1949 1-Month	42.10°F (5.61°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
October 1949 1-Month	42.10°F (5.61°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1947
Sep–Oct 1949 2-Month	46.23°F (7.91°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.43°F (-0.23°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Sep–Oct 1949 2-Month	46.23°F (7.91°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.43°F (-0.23°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Aug–Oct 1949 3-Month	50.33°F (10.18°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	50.33°F (10.18°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1946
Jul–Oct 1949 4-Month	53.08°F (11.71°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1976
Jul–Oct 1949 4-Month	53.08°F (11.71°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
Jun–Oct 1949 5-Month	53.77°F (12.09°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	53.77°F (12.09°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1970
May–Oct 1949 6-Month	52.95°F (11.64°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
May–Oct 1949 6-Month	52.95°F (11.64°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
Apr–Oct 1949 7-Month	50.96°F (10.53°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	50.96°F (10.53°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1901
Mar–Oct 1949 8-Month	48.32°F (9.07°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Mar–Oct 1949 8-Month	48.32°F (9.07°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Feb–Oct 1949 9-Month	45.27°F (7.37°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	45.27°F (7.37°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1897
Jan–Oct 1949 10-Month	42.35°F (5.75°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	42.35°F (5.75°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1967
Dec 1948–Oct 1949 11-Month	40.54°F (4.74°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	40.54°F (4.74°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1970
Nov 1948–Oct 1949 12-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1910, 1978
May 1948–Oct 1949 18-Month	43.91°F (6.62°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
May 1948–Oct 1949 18-Month	43.91°F (6.62°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
Nov 1947–Oct 1949 24-Month	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1917, 1918
Nov 1947–Oct 1949 24-Month	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
Nov 1946–Oct 1949 36-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1901
Nov 1945–Oct 1949 48-Month	39.88°F (4.38°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
Nov 1945–Oct 1949 48-Month	39.88°F (4.38°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
Nov 1944–Oct 1949 60-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1920
	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1962, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings