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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1957 1-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-0.89°F (-0.50°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1918
September 1957 1-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-0.89°F (-0.50°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
Aug–Sep 1957 2-Month	54.76°F (12.64°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1974
	54.76°F (12.64°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1962
Jul–Sep 1957 3-Month	56.84°F (13.80°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1924
Jul–Sep 1957 3-Month	56.84°F (13.80°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2022
Jun–Sep 1957 4-Month	56.74°F (13.74°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1903
	56.74°F (13.74°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1984
May–Sep 1957 5-Month	55.01°F (12.78°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1907, 1924
	55.01°F (12.78°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1932
Apr–Sep 1957 6-Month	52.39°F (11.33°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1907
	52.39°F (11.33°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1901
Mar–Sep 1957 7-Month	49.27°F (9.59°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.25°F (0.13°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Mar–Sep 1957 7-Month	49.27°F (9.59°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.25°F (0.13°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Sep 1957 8-Month	46.56°F (8.09°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	46.56°F (8.09°C)	45.74°F (7.63°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1934
Jan–Sep 1957 9-Month	43.28°F (6.27°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.42°F (0.24°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	43.28°F (6.27°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.42°F (0.24°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1939
Dec 1956–Sep 1957 10-Month	41.47°F (5.26°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Dec 1956–Sep 1957 10-Month	41.47°F (5.26°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Nov 1956–Sep 1957 11-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Nov 1956–Sep 1957 11-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Oct 1956–Sep 1957 12-Month	40.49°F (4.72°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Oct 1956–Sep 1957 12-Month	40.49°F (4.72°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Apr 1956–Sep 1957 18-Month	44.24°F (6.80°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	44.24°F (6.80°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1982
Oct 1955–Sep 1957 24-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1918
Oct 1955–Sep 1957 24-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Oct 1954–Sep 1957 36-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Oct 1954–Sep 1957 36-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2017, 2018
Oct 1953–Sep 1957 48-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1918
Oct 1953–Sep 1957 48-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
Oct 1952–Sep 1957 60-Month	40.19°F (4.55°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1920
	40.19°F (4.55°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1923

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings