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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1959 1-Month	38.68°F (3.71°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1920
April 1959 1-Month	38.68°F (3.71°C)	38.61°F (3.67°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1981
Mar–Apr 1959 2-Month	33.90°F (1.06°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1950
	33.90°F (1.06°C)	34.30°F (1.28°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1898
Feb–Apr 1959 3-Month	29.85°F (-1.19°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
Feb–Apr 1959 3-Month	29.85°F (-1.19°C)	30.47°F (-0.85°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–Apr 1959 4-Month	27.02°F (-2.77°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Jan–Apr 1959 4-Month	27.02°F (-2.77°C)	27.79°F (-2.34°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Dec 1958–Apr 1959 5-Month	25.84°F (-3.42°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-0.92°F (-0.51°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
Dec 1958–Apr 1959 5-Month	25.84°F (-3.42°C)	26.76°F (-2.91°C)	-0.92°F (-0.51°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Nov 1958–Apr 1959 6-Month	26.77°F (-2.91°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
Nov 1958–Apr 1959 6-Month	26.77°F (-2.91°C)	27.42°F (-2.54°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Oct 1958–Apr 1959 7-Month	28.89°F (-1.73°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1899
Oct 1958–Apr 1959 7-Month	28.89°F (-1.73°C)	29.42°F (-1.43°C)	-0.53°F (-0.30°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Sep 1958–Apr 1959 8-Month	31.89°F (-0.06°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	31.89°F (-0.06°C)	32.23°F (0.13°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1964
Aug 1958–Apr 1959 9-Month	35.00°F (1.67°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Aug 1958–Apr 1959 9-Month	35.00°F (1.67°C)	35.21°F (1.78°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Jul 1958–Apr 1959 10-Month	37.52°F (3.07°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Jul 1958–Apr 1959 10-Month	37.52°F (3.07°C)	37.74°F (3.19°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Jun 1958–Apr 1959 11-Month	39.14°F (3.97°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.23°F (-0.12°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	39.14°F (3.97°C)	39.37°F (4.09°C)	-0.23°F (-0.12°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1964
May 1958–Apr 1959 12-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
May 1958–Apr 1959 12-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Nov 1957–Apr 1959 18-Month	35.92°F (2.18°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1918
Nov 1957–Apr 1959 18-Month	35.92°F (2.18°C)	35.83°F (2.13°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
May 1957–Apr 1959 24-Month	40.11°F (4.51°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1918
	40.11°F (4.51°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1985
May 1956–Apr 1959 36-Month	40.21°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
May 1956–Apr 1959 36-Month	40.21°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
May 1955–Apr 1959 48-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1918
	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1932, 1948
May 1954–Apr 1959 60-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1920
May 1954–Apr 1959 60-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings