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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1972 1-Month	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947
	Ties: 1945, 1982
Sep–Oct 1972 2-Month	46.69°F (8.16°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
Sep–Oct 1972 2-Month	46.69°F (8.16°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Aug–Oct 1972 3-Month	50.77°F (10.43°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
Aug–Oct 1972 3-Month	50.77°F (10.43°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
Jul–Oct 1972 4-Month	52.93°F (11.63°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.30°F (-0.16°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1976
Jul–Oct 1972 4-Month	52.93°F (11.63°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.30°F (-0.16°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
Jun–Oct 1972 5-Month	53.41°F (11.89°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
Jun–Oct 1972 5-Month	53.41°F (11.89°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
May–Oct 1972 6-Month	52.44°F (11.36°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
May–Oct 1972 6-Month	52.44°F (11.36°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
Apr–Oct 1972 7-Month	50.40°F (10.22°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Apr–Oct 1972 7-Month	50.40°F (10.22°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
Mar–Oct 1972 8-Month	48.03°F (8.91°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	48.03°F (8.91°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1927, 1984
Feb–Oct 1972 9-Month	45.11°F (7.28°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Feb–Oct 1972 9-Month	45.11°F (7.28°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Jan–Oct 1972 10-Month	42.49°F (5.83°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Jan–Oct 1972 10-Month	42.49°F (5.83°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Dec 1971–Oct 1972 11-Month	40.88°F (4.93°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Dec 1971–Oct 1972 11-Month	40.88°F (4.93°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Nov 1971–Oct 1972 12-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.02°F (0.01°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1922, 1959
May 1971–Oct 1972 18-Month	44.24°F (6.80°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
May 1971–Oct 1972 18-Month	44.24°F (6.80°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Nov 1970–Oct 1972 24-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917, 1918
Nov 1970–Oct 1972 24-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
Nov 1969–Oct 1972 36-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
Nov 1969–Oct 1972 36-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
Nov 1968–Oct 1972 48-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1953, 1978
Nov 1967–Oct 1972 60-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.30°F (-0.16°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1920
	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.30°F (-0.16°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2020
	Ties: 1904

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings