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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1959 1-Month	41.79°F (5.44°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	41.79°F (5.44°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1947
	Ties: 1968
Sep–Oct 1959 2-Month	47.10°F (8.39°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
Sep–Oct 1959 2-Month	47.10°F (8.39°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
Aug–Oct 1959 3-Month	51.51°F (10.84°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Aug–Oct 1959 3-Month	51.51°F (10.84°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Jul–Oct 1959 4-Month	53.66°F (12.03°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	53.66°F (12.03°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2021
	Ties: 1914
Jun–Oct 1959 5-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Jun–Oct 1959 5-Month	54.31°F (12.39°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
May–Oct 1959 6-Month	53.35°F (11.86°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
May–Oct 1959 6-Month	53.35°F (11.86°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
Apr–Oct 1959 7-Month	51.25°F (10.69°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	51.25°F (10.69°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1937
Mar–Oct 1959 8-Month	48.49°F (9.16°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Mar–Oct 1959 8-Month	48.49°F (9.16°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Feb–Oct 1959 9-Month	45.52°F (7.51°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Feb–Oct 1959 9-Month	45.52°F (7.51°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
Jan–Oct 1959 10-Month	42.82°F (6.01°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	42.82°F (6.01°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1932
Dec 1958–Oct 1959 11-Month	40.84°F (4.91°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	40.84°F (4.91°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1930, 1977
Nov 1958–Oct 1959 12-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1922, 1972
May 1958–Oct 1959 18-Month	44.41°F (6.89°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.16°F (0.08°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
May 1958–Oct 1959 18-Month	44.41°F (6.89°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.16°F (0.08°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Nov 1957–Oct 1959 24-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917, 1918
	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1947
Nov 1956–Oct 1959 36-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
Nov 1956–Oct 1959 36-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Nov 1955–Oct 1959 48-Month	40.05°F (4.47°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
	40.05°F (4.47°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1924, 1928, 1974
Nov 1954–Oct 1959 60-Month	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1920
	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1922

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings