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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1975 1-Month	21.81°F (-5.66°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	2.06°F (1.15°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1977
January 1975 1-Month	21.81°F (-5.66°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	2.06°F (1.15°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2006
Dec 1974–Jan 1975 2-Month	22.92°F (-5.04°C)	21.20°F (-6.00°C)	1.72°F (0.96°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1977
Dec 1974–Jan 1975 2-Month	22.92°F (-5.04°C)	21.20°F (-6.00°C)	1.72°F (0.96°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
Nov 1974–Jan 1975 3-Month	25.89°F (-3.39°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	1.52°F (0.85°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Nov 1974–Jan 1975 3-Month	25.89°F (-3.39°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	1.52°F (0.85°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Oct 1974–Jan 1975 4-Month	29.61°F (-1.33°C)	28.63°F (-1.87°C)	0.98°F (0.54°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Oct 1974–Jan 1975 4-Month	29.61°F (-1.33°C)	28.63°F (-1.87°C)	0.98°F (0.54°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Sep 1974–Jan 1975 5-Month	33.54°F (0.86°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Sep 1974–Jan 1975 5-Month	33.54°F (0.86°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Aug 1974–Jan 1975 6-Month	37.55°F (3.08°C)	37.59°F (3.11°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
	37.55°F (3.08°C)	37.59°F (3.11°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1985
Jul 1974–Jan 1975 7-Month	40.85°F (4.92°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Jul 1974–Jan 1975 7-Month	40.85°F (4.92°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Jun 1974–Jan 1975 8-Month	42.60°F (5.89°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
Jun 1974–Jan 1975 8-Month	42.60°F (5.89°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
May 1974–Jan 1975 9-Month	43.18°F (6.21°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
May 1974–Jan 1975 9-Month	43.18°F (6.21°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Apr 1974–Jan 1975 10-Month	42.74°F (5.97°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
	42.74°F (5.97°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1943
Mar 1974–Jan 1975 11-Month	41.84°F (5.47°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	0.24°F (0.14°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
	41.84°F (5.47°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	0.24°F (0.14°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1996
Feb 1974–Jan 1975 12-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
Feb 1974–Jan 1975 12-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
Aug 1973–Jan 1975 18-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	39.22°F (4.01°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
	39.78°F (4.32°C)	39.22°F (4.01°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1933
Feb 1973–Jan 1975 24-Month	40.56°F (4.76°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
Feb 1973–Jan 1975 24-Month	40.56°F (4.76°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.54°F (0.30°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Feb 1972–Jan 1975 36-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
Feb 1972–Jan 1975 36-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2018
Feb 1971–Jan 1975 48-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
Feb 1971–Jan 1975 48-Month	40.16°F (4.53°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
Feb 1970–Jan 1975 60-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
	40.09°F (4.49°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1957

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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