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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1966 1-Month	39.33°F (4.07°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-2.08°F (-1.16°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
October 1966 1-Month	39.33°F (4.07°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-2.08°F (-1.16°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1947
Sep–Oct 1966 2-Month	45.64°F (7.58°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1917
Sep–Oct 1966 2-Month	45.64°F (7.58°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
Aug–Oct 1966 3-Month	49.80°F (9.89°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1917
	49.80°F (9.89°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1902
Jul–Oct 1966 4-Month	52.78°F (11.54°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1976
	52.78°F (11.54°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1956
Jun–Oct 1966 5-Month	53.17°F (11.76°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Jun–Oct 1966 5-Month	53.17°F (11.76°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
May–Oct 1966 6-Month	52.06°F (11.14°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	52.06°F (11.14°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1965
Apr–Oct 1966 7-Month	49.99°F (9.99°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Apr–Oct 1966 7-Month	49.99°F (9.99°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.67°F (-0.38°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
Mar–Oct 1966 8-Month	47.55°F (8.64°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	47.55°F (8.64°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1967
Feb–Oct 1966 9-Month	44.55°F (6.97°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Feb–Oct 1966 9-Month	44.55°F (6.97°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Jan–Oct 1966 10-Month	41.74°F (5.41°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.98°F (-0.55°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
Jan–Oct 1966 10-Month	41.74°F (5.41°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.98°F (-0.55°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2016
Dec 1965–Oct 1966 11-Month	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	40.30°F (4.61°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1902
Nov 1965–Oct 1966 12-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Nov 1965–Oct 1966 12-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
May 1965–Oct 1966 18-Month	43.86°F (6.59°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	43.86°F (6.59°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1956
Nov 1964–Oct 1966 24-Month	39.57°F (4.21°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917, 1918
	39.57°F (4.21°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
	Ties: 1925
Nov 1963–Oct 1966 36-Month	39.43°F (4.13°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
Nov 1963–Oct 1966 36-Month	39.43°F (4.13°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
Nov 1962–Oct 1966 48-Month	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1968
Nov 1961–Oct 1966 60-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1920
	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1951, 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings