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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1976 1-Month	51.19°F (10.66°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
	51.19°F (10.66°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	-0.71°F (-0.40°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2019
	Ties: 1989
Aug–Sep 1976 2-Month	54.27°F (12.37°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-1.21°F (-0.67°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1974
Aug–Sep 1976 2-Month	54.27°F (12.37°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	-1.21°F (-0.67°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2019
Jul–Sep 1976 3-Month	56.16°F (13.42°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-1.00°F (-0.56°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1924
Jul–Sep 1976 3-Month	56.16°F (13.42°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	-1.00°F (-0.56°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2022
Jun–Sep 1976 4-Month	55.79°F (13.22°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1903
Jun–Sep 1976 4-Month	55.79°F (13.22°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
May–Sep 1976 5-Month	53.80°F (12.11°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1976 5-Month	53.80°F (12.11°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
Apr–Sep 1976 6-Month	51.35°F (10.75°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1907
	51.35°F (10.75°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
	Ties: 1916
Mar–Sep 1976 7-Month	48.33°F (9.07°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
	48.33°F (9.07°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1923
Feb–Sep 1976 8-Month	45.73°F (7.63°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
	45.73°F (7.63°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1926
Jan–Sep 1976 9-Month	42.69°F (5.94°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
Jan–Sep 1976 9-Month	42.69°F (5.94°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
Dec 1975–Sep 1976 10-Month	40.82°F (4.90°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
	40.82°F (4.90°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1901
Nov 1975–Sep 1976 11-Month	39.93°F (4.41°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
	39.93°F (4.41°C)	39.92°F (4.40°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1896, 2014
Oct 1975–Sep 1976 12-Month	40.08°F (4.49°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
Oct 1975–Sep 1976 12-Month	40.08°F (4.49°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Apr 1975–Sep 1976 18-Month	43.85°F (6.58°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
	43.85°F (6.58°C)	44.09°F (6.72°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1915
Oct 1974–Sep 1976 24-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1923
Oct 1973–Sep 1976 36-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
Oct 1973–Sep 1976 36-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017, 2018
Oct 1972–Sep 1976 48-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1918
Oct 1972–Sep 1976 48-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
Oct 1971–Sep 1976 60-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.13°F (0.08°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1920
Oct 1971–Sep 1976 60-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.13°F (0.08°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings