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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1952 1-Month	27.14°F (-2.70°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	-2.85°F (-1.58°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1965
	27.14°F (-2.70°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	-2.85°F (-1.58°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1913
Feb–Mar 1952 2-Month	25.90°F (-3.39°C)	26.40°F (-3.11°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
Feb–Mar 1952 2-Month	25.90°F (-3.39°C)	26.40°F (-3.11°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Mar 1952 3-Month	24.50°F (-4.17°C)	24.18°F (-4.34°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Jan–Mar 1952 3-Month	24.50°F (-4.17°C)	24.18°F (-4.34°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Dec 1951–Mar 1952 4-Month	23.64°F (-4.64°C)	23.80°F (-4.56°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
	23.64°F (-4.64°C)	23.80°F (-4.56°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1900
Nov 1951–Mar 1952 5-Month	24.36°F (-4.24°C)	25.19°F (-3.78°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
Nov 1951–Mar 1952 5-Month	24.36°F (-4.24°C)	25.19°F (-3.78°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Oct 1951–Mar 1952 6-Month	27.29°F (-2.62°C)	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Oct 1951–Mar 1952 6-Month	27.29°F (-2.62°C)	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2016
Sep 1951–Mar 1952 7-Month	30.65°F (-0.75°C)	31.33°F (-0.37°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Sep 1951–Mar 1952 7-Month	30.65°F (-0.75°C)	31.33°F (-0.37°C)	-0.68°F (-0.38°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2016
Aug 1951–Mar 1952 8-Month	34.18°F (1.21°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Aug 1951–Mar 1952 8-Month	34.18°F (1.21°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Jul 1951–Mar 1952 9-Month	37.10°F (2.83°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	37.10°F (2.83°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1910
Jun 1951–Mar 1952 10-Month	38.78°F (3.77°C)	39.44°F (4.13°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	38.78°F (3.77°C)	39.44°F (4.13°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1956
May 1951–Mar 1952 11-Month	39.58°F (4.21°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
May 1951–Mar 1952 11-Month	39.58°F (4.21°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Apr 1951–Mar 1952 12-Month	39.40°F (4.11°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Apr 1951–Mar 1952 12-Month	39.40°F (4.11°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Oct 1950–Mar 1952 18-Month	35.40°F (1.89°C)	35.99°F (2.22°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1918
Oct 1950–Mar 1952 18-Month	35.40°F (1.89°C)	35.99°F (2.22°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Apr 1950–Mar 1952 24-Month	39.22°F (4.01°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
Apr 1950–Mar 1952 24-Month	39.22°F (4.01°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
Apr 1949–Mar 1952 36-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1931
Apr 1948–Mar 1952 48-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	39.54°F (4.19°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2019
	Ties: 1965
Apr 1947–Mar 1952 60-Month	39.56°F (4.20°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
	39.56°F (4.20°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1969

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