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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1976 1-Month	37.22°F (2.90°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-4.19°F (-2.33°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
October 1976 1-Month	37.22°F (2.90°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-4.19°F (-2.33°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1947
Sep–Oct 1976 2-Month	44.21°F (6.78°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-2.45°F (-1.36°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep–Oct 1976 2-Month	44.21°F (6.78°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-2.45°F (-1.36°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Aug–Oct 1976 3-Month	48.58°F (9.21°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-2.21°F (-1.23°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Aug–Oct 1976 3-Month	48.58°F (9.21°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-2.21°F (-1.23°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Jul–Oct 1976 4-Month	51.42°F (10.79°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-1.80°F (-1.00°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Jul–Oct 1976 4-Month	51.42°F (10.79°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-1.80°F (-1.00°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
Jun–Oct 1976 5-Month	52.07°F (11.15°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jun–Oct 1976 5-Month	52.07°F (11.15°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
May–Oct 1976 6-Month	51.03°F (10.57°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May–Oct 1976 6-Month	51.03°F (10.57°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
Apr–Oct 1976 7-Month	49.33°F (9.63°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-1.33°F (-0.74°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
Apr–Oct 1976 7-Month	49.33°F (9.63°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-1.33°F (-0.74°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Mar–Oct 1976 8-Month	46.94°F (8.30°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-1.13°F (-0.63°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	46.94°F (8.30°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-1.13°F (-0.63°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1895
Feb–Oct 1976 9-Month	44.78°F (7.10°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
Feb–Oct 1976 9-Month	44.78°F (7.10°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.48°F (-0.27°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Jan–Oct 1976 10-Month	42.14°F (5.63°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
Jan–Oct 1976 10-Month	42.14°F (5.63°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Dec 1975–Oct 1976 11-Month	40.49°F (4.72°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	40.49°F (4.72°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1936, 1984
Nov 1975–Oct 1976 12-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1944
May 1975–Oct 1976 18-Month	43.94°F (6.63°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
May 1975–Oct 1976 18-Month	43.94°F (6.63°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Nov 1974–Oct 1976 24-Month	39.77°F (4.32°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917, 1918
Nov 1974–Oct 1976 24-Month	39.77°F (4.32°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
Nov 1973–Oct 1976 36-Month	39.93°F (4.41°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	39.93°F (4.41°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1972–Oct 1976 48-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
Nov 1972–Oct 1976 48-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.01°F (0.01°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
Nov 1971–Oct 1976 60-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1920
Nov 1971–Oct 1976 60-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings