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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1953 1-Month	42.08°F (5.60°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.67°F (0.37°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
October 1953 1-Month	42.08°F (5.60°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.67°F (0.37°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1947
Sep–Oct 1953 2-Month	46.51°F (8.06°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Sep–Oct 1953 2-Month	46.51°F (8.06°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
Aug–Oct 1953 3-Month	50.55°F (10.31°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Aug–Oct 1953 3-Month	50.55°F (10.31°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.24°F (-0.13°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Jul–Oct 1953 4-Month	53.13°F (11.74°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1976
Jul–Oct 1953 4-Month	53.13°F (11.74°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.10°F (-0.05°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
Jun–Oct 1953 5-Month	53.90°F (12.17°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Jun–Oct 1953 5-Month	53.90°F (12.17°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
May–Oct 1953 6-Month	52.75°F (11.53°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May–Oct 1953 6-Month	52.75°F (11.53°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
Apr–Oct 1953 7-Month	50.46°F (10.26°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	50.46°F (10.26°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1992
Mar–Oct 1953 8-Month	48.17°F (8.98°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Mar–Oct 1953 8-Month	48.17°F (8.98°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
Feb–Oct 1953 9-Month	45.54°F (7.52°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Feb–Oct 1953 9-Month	45.54°F (7.52°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Jan–Oct 1953 10-Month	43.59°F (6.44°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Jan–Oct 1953 10-Month	43.59°F (6.44°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Dec 1952–Oct 1953 11-Month	41.82°F (5.46°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Dec 1952–Oct 1953 11-Month	41.82°F (5.46°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Nov 1952–Oct 1953 12-Month	40.70°F (4.83°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Nov 1952–Oct 1953 12-Month	40.70°F (4.83°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
May 1952–Oct 1953 18-Month	44.54°F (6.97°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	44.54°F (6.97°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1940
Nov 1951–Oct 1953 24-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917, 1918
	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1936, 1946
Nov 1950–Oct 1953 36-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.20°F (-0.12°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.20°F (-0.12°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1916
Nov 1949–Oct 1953 48-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1972, 1978
Nov 1948–Oct 1953 60-Month	39.74°F (4.30°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1920
Nov 1948–Oct 1953 60-Month	39.74°F (4.30°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings