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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1954 1-Month	42.13°F (5.63°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
October 1954 1-Month	42.13°F (5.63°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1947
Sep–Oct 1954 2-Month	47.45°F (8.58°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
Sep–Oct 1954 2-Month	47.45°F (8.58°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
Aug–Oct 1954 3-Month	51.31°F (10.73°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
Aug–Oct 1954 3-Month	51.31°F (10.73°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Jul–Oct 1954 4-Month	53.89°F (12.16°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1976
Jul–Oct 1954 4-Month	53.89°F (12.16°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
Jun–Oct 1954 5-Month	54.28°F (12.38°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
	54.28°F (12.38°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1940
May–Oct 1954 6-Month	52.85°F (11.58°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
	52.85°F (11.58°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1918
Apr–Oct 1954 7-Month	51.18°F (10.66°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
Apr–Oct 1954 7-Month	51.18°F (10.66°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Mar–Oct 1954 8-Month	48.25°F (9.03°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
	48.25°F (9.03°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1957
Feb–Oct 1954 9-Month	46.11°F (7.84°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
	46.11°F (7.84°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1963
Jan–Oct 1954 10-Month	43.51°F (6.39°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.80°F (0.44°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Jan–Oct 1954 10-Month	43.51°F (6.39°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.80°F (0.44°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016
Dec 1953–Oct 1954 11-Month	41.68°F (5.38°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Dec 1953–Oct 1954 11-Month	41.68°F (5.38°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016
Nov 1953–Oct 1954 12-Month	40.89°F (4.94°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.85°F (0.47°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
Nov 1953–Oct 1954 12-Month	40.89°F (4.94°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.85°F (0.47°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
May 1953–Oct 1954 18-Month	44.84°F (7.13°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
May 1953–Oct 1954 18-Month	44.84°F (7.13°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Nov 1952–Oct 1954 24-Month	40.79°F (4.88°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.75°F (0.41°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917, 1918
Nov 1952–Oct 1954 24-Month	40.79°F (4.88°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.75°F (0.41°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
Nov 1951–Oct 1954 36-Month	40.36°F (4.64°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.34°F (0.18°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	40.36°F (4.64°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.34°F (0.18°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1939, 1986
Nov 1950–Oct 1954 48-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Nov 1950–Oct 1954 48-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Nov 1949–Oct 1954 60-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1920
	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1946

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings