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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1983 1-Month	52.47°F (11.37°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
September 1983 1-Month	52.47°F (11.37°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2019
Aug–Sep 1983 2-Month	57.30°F (14.06°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.82°F (1.02°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1974
Aug–Sep 1983 2-Month	57.30°F (14.06°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	1.82°F (1.02°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
Jul–Sep 1983 3-Month	58.53°F (14.74°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	1.37°F (0.76°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1924
Jul–Sep 1983 3-Month	58.53°F (14.74°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	1.37°F (0.76°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2022
Jun–Sep 1983 4-Month	57.54°F (14.19°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1903
	57.54°F (14.19°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.76°F (0.42°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2021
	Ties: 1988
May–Sep 1983 5-Month	55.10°F (12.83°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907, 1924
May–Sep 1983 5-Month	55.10°F (12.83°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2018
Apr–Sep 1983 6-Month	51.88°F (11.04°C)	52.19°F (11.22°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
	51.88°F (11.04°C)	52.19°F (11.22°C)	-0.31°F (-0.18°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2018
	Ties: 1913
Mar–Sep 1983 7-Month	49.15°F (9.53°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	49.15°F (9.53°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1940
Feb–Sep 1983 8-Month	46.41°F (8.01°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Feb–Sep 1983 8-Month	46.41°F (8.01°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Jan–Sep 1983 9-Month	43.90°F (6.61°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	1.04°F (0.58°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Jan–Sep 1983 9-Month	43.90°F (6.61°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	1.04°F (0.58°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Dec 1982–Sep 1983 10-Month	42.17°F (5.65°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	1.33°F (0.74°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Dec 1982–Sep 1983 10-Month	42.17°F (5.65°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	1.33°F (0.74°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
Nov 1982–Sep 1983 11-Month	41.16°F (5.09°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	1.25°F (0.70°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	41.16°F (5.09°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	1.25°F (0.70°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2016
	Ties: 1934, 2003
Oct 1982–Sep 1983 12-Month	41.16°F (5.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	41.16°F (5.09°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1938
Apr 1982–Sep 1983 18-Month	44.73°F (7.07°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Apr 1982–Sep 1983 18-Month	44.73°F (7.07°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Oct 1981–Sep 1983 24-Month	40.47°F (4.71°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	40.47°F (4.71°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1958
Oct 1980–Sep 1983 36-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
Oct 1980–Sep 1983 36-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017, 2018
Oct 1979–Sep 1983 48-Month	40.57°F (4.76°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	40.57°F (4.76°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1997
Oct 1978–Sep 1983 60-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1920
	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1937

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings