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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1961 1-Month	40.69°F (4.83°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
October 1961 1-Month	40.69°F (4.83°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1947
Sep–Oct 1961 2-Month	45.92°F (7.73°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Sep–Oct 1961 2-Month	45.92°F (7.73°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
Aug–Oct 1961 3-Month	50.56°F (10.31°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
Aug–Oct 1961 3-Month	50.56°F (10.31°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
Jul–Oct 1961 4-Month	52.96°F (11.64°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1976
Jul–Oct 1961 4-Month	52.96°F (11.64°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
Jun–Oct 1961 5-Month	53.56°F (11.98°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Jun–Oct 1961 5-Month	53.56°F (11.98°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2021
May–Oct 1961 6-Month	52.31°F (11.28°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May–Oct 1961 6-Month	52.31°F (11.28°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2018
Apr–Oct 1961 7-Month	50.03°F (10.02°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	50.03°F (10.02°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1968
Mar–Oct 1961 8-Month	47.84°F (8.80°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
Mar–Oct 1961 8-Month	47.84°F (8.80°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
Feb–Oct 1961 9-Month	45.45°F (7.47°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
Feb–Oct 1961 9-Month	45.45°F (7.47°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
Jan–Oct 1961 10-Month	42.72°F (5.96°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
Jan–Oct 1961 10-Month	42.72°F (5.96°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
Dec 1960–Oct 1961 11-Month	40.66°F (4.81°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Dec 1960–Oct 1961 11-Month	40.66°F (4.81°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
Nov 1960–Oct 1961 12-Month	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1984
May 1960–Oct 1961 18-Month	44.19°F (6.77°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	44.19°F (6.77°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1926
Nov 1959–Oct 1961 24-Month	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917, 1918
	39.71°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1968
Nov 1958–Oct 1961 36-Month	39.83°F (4.35°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Nov 1958–Oct 1961 36-Month	39.83°F (4.35°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
Nov 1957–Oct 1961 48-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Nov 1957–Oct 1961 48-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2018
Nov 1956–Oct 1961 60-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1920
	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1955

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings