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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1982 1-Month	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
	41.14°F (5.08°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1947
	Ties: 1945, 1972
Sep–Oct 1982 2-Month	46.60°F (8.11°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
Sep–Oct 1982 2-Month	46.60°F (8.11°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Aug–Oct 1982 3-Month	50.93°F (10.52°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
	50.93°F (10.52°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2016
	Ties: 1920
Jul–Oct 1982 4-Month	53.39°F (11.88°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1976
Jul–Oct 1982 4-Month	53.39°F (11.88°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
Jun–Oct 1982 5-Month	53.52°F (11.96°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	53.52°F (11.96°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1962
May–Oct 1982 6-Month	52.67°F (11.48°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
May–Oct 1982 6-Month	52.67°F (11.48°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.01°F (0.00°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2018
Apr–Oct 1982 7-Month	50.33°F (10.18°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Apr–Oct 1982 7-Month	50.33°F (10.18°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.32°F (-0.18°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
Mar–Oct 1982 8-Month	47.94°F (8.86°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Mar–Oct 1982 8-Month	47.94°F (8.86°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Feb–Oct 1982 9-Month	45.04°F (7.24°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	45.04°F (7.24°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1974
Jan–Oct 1982 10-Month	42.04°F (5.58°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Jan–Oct 1982 10-Month	42.04°F (5.58°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Dec 1981–Oct 1982 11-Month	40.39°F (4.66°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	40.39°F (4.66°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1968
Nov 1981–Oct 1982 12-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Nov 1981–Oct 1982 12-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
May 1981–Oct 1982 18-Month	44.17°F (6.76°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	44.17°F (6.76°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1923
Nov 1980–Oct 1982 24-Month	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917, 1918
Nov 1980–Oct 1982 24-Month	40.40°F (4.67°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
Nov 1979–Oct 1982 36-Month	40.34°F (4.63°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
	40.34°F (4.63°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1984
Nov 1978–Oct 1982 48-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1977–Oct 1982 60-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1920
	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1949, 1962

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings