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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1952 1-Month	24.12°F (-4.38°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.52°F (0.84°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1909
	24.12°F (-4.38°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.52°F (0.84°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1996
Nov–Dec 1952 2-Month	26.25°F (-3.19°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
	26.25°F (-3.19°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1993
Oct–Dec 1952 3-Month	29.91°F (-1.16°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
	29.91°F (-1.16°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1911
Sep–Dec 1952 4-Month	35.28°F (1.82°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
	35.28°F (1.82°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
	Ties: 1909
Aug–Dec 1952 5-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
	40.12°F (4.51°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
	Ties: 1919
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	43.49°F (6.38°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.87°F (-0.49°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
Jul–Dec 1952 6-Month	43.49°F (6.38°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.87°F (-0.49°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2021
Jun–Dec 1952 7-Month	45.49°F (7.49°C)	45.98°F (7.77°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
	45.49°F (7.49°C)	45.98°F (7.77°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2021
	Ties: 1964
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	45.73°F (7.63°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
May–Dec 1952 8-Month	45.73°F (7.63°C)	46.15°F (7.86°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
Apr–Dec 1952 9-Month	44.96°F (7.20°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	44.96°F (7.20°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1966, 1993
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	43.18°F (6.21°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Mar–Dec 1952 10-Month	43.18°F (6.21°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
Feb–Dec 1952 11-Month	41.50°F (5.28°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	41.50°F (5.28°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1919
Jan–Dec 1952 12-Month	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1963
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	41.03°F (5.02°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Jul 1951–Dec 1952 18-Month	41.03°F (5.02°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	39.45°F (4.14°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Jan 1951–Dec 1952 24-Month	39.45°F (4.14°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Jan 1950–Dec 1952 36-Month	39.35°F (4.08°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1918
	39.35°F (4.08°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1951
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1919
Jan 1949–Dec 1952 48-Month	39.48°F (4.16°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Jan 1948–Dec 1952 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings