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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
November 1962 1-Month	32.32°F (0.18°C)	30.68°F (-0.73°C)	1.64°F (0.91°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1911
November 1962 1-Month	32.32°F (0.18°C)	30.68°F (-0.73°C)	1.64°F (0.91°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2016
Oct–Nov 1962 2-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	36.05°F (2.25°C)	2.00°F (1.11°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
Oct–Nov 1962 2-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	36.05°F (2.25°C)	2.00°F (1.11°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2016
Sep–Nov 1962 3-Month	42.46°F (5.81°C)	41.33°F (5.18°C)	1.13°F (0.63°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
Sep–Nov 1962 3-Month	42.46°F (5.81°C)	41.33°F (5.18°C)	1.13°F (0.63°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Aug–Nov 1962 4-Month	46.41°F (8.01°C)	45.76°F (7.64°C)	0.65°F (0.37°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
Aug–Nov 1962 4-Month	46.41°F (8.01°C)	45.76°F (7.64°C)	0.65°F (0.37°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
Jul–Nov 1962 5-Month	48.95°F (9.42°C)	48.72°F (9.29°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
	48.95°F (9.42°C)	48.72°F (9.29°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1971
Jun–Nov 1962 6-Month	49.99°F (9.99°C)	49.87°F (9.93°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
Jun–Nov 1962 6-Month	49.99°F (9.99°C)	49.87°F (9.93°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
May–Nov 1962 7-Month	49.93°F (9.96°C)	49.52°F (9.73°C)	0.41°F (0.23°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
May–Nov 1962 7-Month	49.93°F (9.96°C)	49.52°F (9.73°C)	0.41°F (0.23°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Apr–Nov 1962 8-Month	48.53°F (9.18°C)	48.16°F (8.98°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
	48.53°F (9.18°C)	48.16°F (8.98°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1947
Mar–Nov 1962 9-Month	46.12°F (7.84°C)	46.14°F (7.86°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
	46.12°F (7.84°C)	46.14°F (7.86°C)	-0.02°F (-0.02°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1984
Feb–Nov 1962 10-Month	43.93°F (6.63°C)	43.81°F (6.56°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1917
Feb–Nov 1962 10-Month	43.93°F (6.63°C)	43.81°F (6.56°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
Jan–Nov 1962 11-Month	41.40°F (5.22°C)	41.62°F (5.34°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	41.40°F (5.22°C)	41.62°F (5.34°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
	Ties: 1972
Dec 1961–Nov 1962 12-Month	39.74°F (4.30°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1917
Dec 1961–Nov 1962 12-Month	39.74°F (4.30°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
Jun 1961–Nov 1962 18-Month	43.05°F (6.14°C)	43.32°F (6.29°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	43.05°F (6.14°C)	43.32°F (6.29°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
	Ties: 1907, 1909, 1964
Dec 1960–Nov 1962 24-Month	39.77°F (4.32°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	39.77°F (4.32°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1900
Dec 1959–Nov 1962 36-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.20°F (-0.12°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
Dec 1959–Nov 1962 36-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.20°F (-0.12°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
Dec 1958–Nov 1962 48-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
Dec 1958–Nov 1962 48-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
Dec 1957–Nov 1962 60-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1920
	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2019
	Ties: 1948

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings