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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1978 1-Month	40.44°F (4.69°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.97°F (-0.54°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
October 1978 1-Month	40.44°F (4.69°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.97°F (-0.54°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1947
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	46.92°F (8.29°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	46.92°F (8.29°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month	50.87°F (10.48°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month	50.87°F (10.48°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month	53.33°F (11.85°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	53.33°F (11.85°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1981
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month	53.81°F (12.12°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month	53.81°F (12.12°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
May–Oct 1978 6-Month	52.78°F (11.54°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	52.78°F (11.54°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1960, 1985
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month	50.92°F (10.51°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month	50.92°F (10.51°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month	48.29°F (9.05°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month	48.29°F (9.05°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month	44.94°F (7.19°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month	44.94°F (7.19°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month	42.13°F (5.63°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
	42.13°F (5.63°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1905
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month	40.42°F (4.68°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	40.42°F (4.68°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1962, 1971
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	39.75°F (4.31°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1910, 1949
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month	44.42°F (6.90°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month	44.42°F (6.90°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month	39.69°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917, 1918
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month	39.69°F (4.27°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	39.70°F (4.28°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	39.73°F (4.29°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1953, 1972
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1910, 1973

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings