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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1975 1-Month	41.68°F (5.38°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1917
	41.68°F (5.38°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1947
	Ties: 1942
Sep–Oct 1975 2-Month	45.85°F (7.69°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1917
Sep–Oct 1975 2-Month	45.85°F (7.69°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Aug–Oct 1975 3-Month	50.16°F (10.09°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1917
Aug–Oct 1975 3-Month	50.16°F (10.09°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
Jul–Oct 1975 4-Month	52.86°F (11.59°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1976
Jul–Oct 1975 4-Month	52.86°F (11.59°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
Jun–Oct 1975 5-Month	53.32°F (11.84°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	-0.38°F (-0.22°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1917
Jun–Oct 1975 5-Month	53.32°F (11.84°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	-0.38°F (-0.22°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
May–Oct 1975 6-Month	52.40°F (11.33°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1917
	52.40°F (11.33°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-0.26°F (-0.15°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2018
	Ties: 1905
Apr–Oct 1975 7-Month	50.00°F (10.00°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1917
Apr–Oct 1975 7-Month	50.00°F (10.00°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Mar–Oct 1975 8-Month	47.24°F (8.47°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Mar–Oct 1975 8-Month	47.24°F (8.47°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.83°F (-0.46°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Feb–Oct 1975 9-Month	44.48°F (6.93°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.78°F (-0.44°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
Feb–Oct 1975 9-Month	44.48°F (6.93°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.78°F (-0.44°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Jan–Oct 1975 10-Month	42.22°F (5.68°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	42.22°F (5.68°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1970
Dec 1974–Oct 1975 11-Month	40.56°F (4.76°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Dec 1974–Oct 1975 11-Month	40.56°F (4.76°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Nov 1974–Oct 1975 12-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1909
May 1974–Oct 1975 18-Month	43.83°F (6.57°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	43.83°F (6.57°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1936
Nov 1973–Oct 1975 24-Month	40.05°F (4.47°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917, 1918
	40.05°F (4.47°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1928
Nov 1972–Oct 1975 36-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
Nov 1972–Oct 1975 36-Month	40.12°F (4.51°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
Nov 1971–Oct 1975 48-Month	40.11°F (4.51°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
	40.11°F (4.51°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2018
	Ties: 1960
Nov 1970–Oct 1975 60-Month	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1920
	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1933

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings