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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1977 1-Month	41.27°F (5.15°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
October 1977 1-Month	41.27°F (5.15°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1947
Sep–Oct 1977 2-Month	47.67°F (8.71°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.01°F (0.57°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Sep–Oct 1977 2-Month	47.67°F (8.71°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.01°F (0.57°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Aug–Oct 1977 3-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	51.63°F (10.91°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.84°F (0.47°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
	Ties: 2002
Jul–Oct 1977 4-Month	54.06°F (12.26°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.83°F (0.47°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Jul–Oct 1977 4-Month	54.06°F (12.26°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.83°F (0.47°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
Jun–Oct 1977 5-Month	54.67°F (12.59°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.96°F (0.53°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jun–Oct 1977 5-Month	54.67°F (12.59°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.96°F (0.53°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
May–Oct 1977 6-Month	53.76°F (12.09°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
May–Oct 1977 6-Month	53.76°F (12.09°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
Apr–Oct 1977 7-Month	51.88°F (11.04°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	1.22°F (0.67°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	51.88°F (11.04°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	1.22°F (0.67°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2005
Mar–Oct 1977 8-Month	49.32°F (9.62°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Mar–Oct 1977 8-Month	49.32°F (9.62°C)	48.08°F (8.93°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Feb–Oct 1977 9-Month	46.45°F (8.03°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	46.45°F (8.03°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 2006
Jan–Oct 1977 10-Month	43.06°F (6.14°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	43.06°F (6.14°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2016
	Ties: 1957
Dec 1976–Oct 1977 11-Month	40.84°F (4.91°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	40.84°F (4.91°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1930, 1959
Nov 1976–Oct 1977 12-Month	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	39.64°F (4.24°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.40°F (-0.23°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1923
May 1976–Oct 1977 18-Month	43.44°F (6.36°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	43.44°F (6.36°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1929, 1979
Nov 1975–Oct 1977 24-Month	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917, 1918
Nov 1975–Oct 1977 24-Month	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Nov 1974–Oct 1977 36-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1968
Nov 1973–Oct 1977 48-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
Nov 1973–Oct 1977 48-Month	39.86°F (4.37°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.15°F (-0.08°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
Nov 1972–Oct 1977 60-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1931

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings