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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1974 1-Month	24.03°F (-4.43°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.43°F (0.79°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1909
December 1974 1-Month	24.03°F (-4.43°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.43°F (0.79°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1974 2-Month	27.93°F (-2.26°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.29°F (0.72°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	27.93°F (-2.26°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.29°F (0.72°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
	Ties: 1906
Oct–Dec 1974 3-Month	32.22°F (0.12°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Oct–Dec 1974 3-Month	32.22°F (0.12°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	0.66°F (0.36°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Sep–Dec 1974 4-Month	36.47°F (2.48°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Sep–Dec 1974 4-Month	36.47°F (2.48°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Aug–Dec 1974 5-Month	40.69°F (4.83°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Aug–Dec 1974 5-Month	40.69°F (4.83°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Jul–Dec 1974 6-Month	44.02°F (6.68°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	44.02°F (6.68°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
	Ties: 1897
Jun–Dec 1974 7-Month	45.57°F (7.54°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Jun–Dec 1974 7-Month	45.57°F (7.54°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
May–Dec 1974 8-Month	45.85°F (7.69°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	45.85°F (7.69°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
	Ties: 1920
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month	45.07°F (7.26°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Apr–Dec 1974 9-Month	45.07°F (7.26°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Mar–Dec 1974 10-Month	43.85°F (6.58°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	43.85°F (6.58°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
	Ties: 1947, 2008
Feb–Dec 1974 11-Month	41.93°F (5.52°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Feb–Dec 1974 11-Month	41.93°F (5.52°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	40.21°F (4.56°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Jan–Dec 1974 12-Month	40.21°F (4.56°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
Jul 1973–Dec 1974 18-Month	41.92°F (5.51°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	41.92°F (5.51°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1935
Jan 1973–Dec 1974 24-Month	40.48°F (4.71°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
Jan 1973–Dec 1974 24-Month	40.48°F (4.71°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
Jan 1972–Dec 1974 36-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1985
Jan 1971–Dec 1974 48-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1919
	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1982
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
Jan 1970–Dec 1974 60-Month	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2019

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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