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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1963 1-Month	45.21°F (7.34°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	3.80°F (2.11°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
October 1963 1-Month	45.21°F (7.34°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	3.80°F (2.11°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1947
Sep–Oct 1963 2-Month	49.31°F (9.62°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	2.65°F (1.48°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Sep–Oct 1963 2-Month	49.31°F (9.62°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	2.65°F (1.48°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Aug–Oct 1963 3-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	1.75°F (0.97°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Aug–Oct 1963 3-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	1.75°F (0.97°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Jul–Oct 1963 4-Month	54.50°F (12.50°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.27°F (0.71°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1976
	54.50°F (12.50°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.27°F (0.71°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 2012
Jun–Oct 1963 5-Month	54.79°F (12.66°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.08°F (0.60°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Jun–Oct 1963 5-Month	54.79°F (12.66°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.08°F (0.60°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
May–Oct 1963 6-Month	53.67°F (12.04°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	53.67°F (12.04°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1941
Apr–Oct 1963 7-Month	51.66°F (10.92°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Apr–Oct 1963 7-Month	51.66°F (10.92°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Mar–Oct 1963 8-Month	49.12°F (9.51°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.05°F (0.58°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Mar–Oct 1963 8-Month	49.12°F (9.51°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.05°F (0.58°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Feb–Oct 1963 9-Month	46.11°F (7.84°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	46.11°F (7.84°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1954
Jan–Oct 1963 10-Month	42.80°F (6.00°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Jan–Oct 1963 10-Month	42.80°F (6.00°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
Dec 1962–Oct 1963 11-Month	40.97°F (4.98°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	40.97°F (4.98°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1896
Nov 1962–Oct 1963 12-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Nov 1962–Oct 1963 12-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
May 1962–Oct 1963 18-Month	44.46°F (6.92°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
May 1962–Oct 1963 18-Month	44.46°F (6.92°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.21°F (0.11°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Nov 1961–Oct 1963 24-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917, 1918
	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1908
Nov 1960–Oct 1963 36-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1918
Nov 1960–Oct 1963 36-Month	39.90°F (4.39°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
Nov 1959–Oct 1963 48-Month	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1918
Nov 1959–Oct 1963 48-Month	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
Nov 1958–Oct 1963 60-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1920
	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1928

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings