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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1951 1-Month	41.97°F (5.54°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
October 1951 1-Month	41.97°F (5.54°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1947
Sep–Oct 1951 2-Month	46.36°F (7.98°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	46.36°F (7.98°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
	Ties: 1981
Aug–Oct 1951 3-Month	50.54°F (10.30°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Aug–Oct 1951 3-Month	50.54°F (10.30°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Jul–Oct 1951 4-Month	53.02°F (11.68°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
	53.02°F (11.68°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2021
	Ties: 1898
Jun–Oct 1951 5-Month	53.21°F (11.78°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Jun–Oct 1951 5-Month	53.21°F (11.78°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2021
May–Oct 1951 6-Month	52.26°F (11.26°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
May–Oct 1951 6-Month	52.26°F (11.26°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
Apr–Oct 1951 7-Month	50.14°F (10.08°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	50.14°F (10.08°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1929
Mar–Oct 1951 8-Month	47.25°F (8.47°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Mar–Oct 1951 8-Month	47.25°F (8.47°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
Feb–Oct 1951 9-Month	44.56°F (6.98°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	44.56°F (6.98°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1920
Jan–Oct 1951 10-Month	42.03°F (5.57°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Jan–Oct 1951 10-Month	42.03°F (5.57°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
Dec 1950–Oct 1951 11-Month	40.23°F (4.57°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Dec 1950–Oct 1951 11-Month	40.23°F (4.57°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
Nov 1950–Oct 1951 12-Month	39.26°F (4.03°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.78°F (-0.44°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Nov 1950–Oct 1951 12-Month	39.26°F (4.03°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.78°F (-0.44°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
May 1950–Oct 1951 18-Month	43.53°F (6.41°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
May 1950–Oct 1951 18-Month	43.53°F (6.41°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Nov 1949–Oct 1951 24-Month	39.37°F (4.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917, 1918
	39.37°F (4.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1924
Nov 1948–Oct 1951 36-Month	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1918
	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2017
	Ties: 1930
Nov 1947–Oct 1951 48-Month	39.43°F (4.13°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Nov 1947–Oct 1951 48-Month	39.43°F (4.13°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018
Nov 1946–Oct 1951 60-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1966, 1980

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