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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1982 1-Month	31.21°F (-0.44°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1965
March 1982 1-Month	31.21°F (-0.44°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Feb–Mar 1982 2-Month	26.50°F (-3.06°C)	26.41°F (-3.11°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1899
Feb–Mar 1982 2-Month	26.50°F (-3.06°C)	26.41°F (-3.11°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Jan–Mar 1982 3-Month	22.71°F (-5.16°C)	24.19°F (-4.34°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1912
Jan–Mar 1982 3-Month	22.71°F (-5.16°C)	24.19°F (-4.34°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Dec 1981–Mar 1982 4-Month	23.00°F (-5.00°C)	23.80°F (-4.56°C)	-0.80°F (-0.44°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	23.00°F (-5.00°C)	23.80°F (-4.56°C)	-0.80°F (-0.44°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1971
Nov 1981–Mar 1982 5-Month	25.04°F (-3.87°C)	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
	25.04°F (-3.87°C)	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1947
Oct 1981–Mar 1982 6-Month	27.69°F (-2.39°C)	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
Oct 1981–Mar 1982 6-Month	27.69°F (-2.39°C)	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Sep 1981–Mar 1982 7-Month	31.13°F (-0.48°C)	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Sep 1981–Mar 1982 7-Month	31.13°F (-0.48°C)	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Aug 1981–Mar 1982 8-Month	34.65°F (1.47°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Aug 1981–Mar 1982 8-Month	34.65°F (1.47°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Jul 1981–Mar 1982 9-Month	37.61°F (3.12°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Jul 1981–Mar 1982 9-Month	37.61°F (3.12°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
Jun 1981–Mar 1982 10-Month	39.59°F (4.22°C)	39.45°F (4.14°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	39.59°F (4.22°C)	39.45°F (4.14°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1940
May 1981–Mar 1982 11-Month	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	40.25°F (4.58°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1973
Apr 1981–Mar 1982 12-Month	40.43°F (4.68°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.39°F (0.21°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
	40.43°F (4.68°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.39°F (0.21°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1988
Oct 1980–Mar 1982 18-Month	36.49°F (2.49°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
Oct 1980–Mar 1982 18-Month	36.49°F (2.49°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
Apr 1980–Mar 1982 24-Month	40.56°F (4.76°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
Apr 1980–Mar 1982 24-Month	40.56°F (4.76°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Apr 1979–Mar 1982 36-Month	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
	40.38°F (4.66°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1955
Apr 1978–Mar 1982 48-Month	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019
	Ties: 1960
Apr 1977–Mar 1982 60-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1920
	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1974

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings