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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1985 1-Month	42.84°F (6.02°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.43°F (0.79°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	42.84°F (6.02°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.43°F (0.79°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1947
	Ties: 2010
Sep–Oct 1985 2-Month	46.89°F (8.27°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	46.89°F (8.27°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2015
	Ties: 1937, 2001
Aug–Oct 1985 3-Month	50.66°F (10.37°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
Aug–Oct 1985 3-Month	50.66°F (10.37°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
Jul–Oct 1985 4-Month	53.19°F (11.77°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
Jul–Oct 1985 4-Month	53.19°F (11.77°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
Jun–Oct 1985 5-Month	53.54°F (11.97°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Jun–Oct 1985 5-Month	53.54°F (11.97°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
May–Oct 1985 6-Month	52.78°F (11.54°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	52.78°F (11.54°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1960, 1978
Apr–Oct 1985 7-Month	51.13°F (10.63°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
Apr–Oct 1985 7-Month	51.13°F (10.63°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
Mar–Oct 1985 8-Month	48.75°F (9.31°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.68°F (0.38°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
Mar–Oct 1985 8-Month	48.75°F (9.31°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.68°F (0.38°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
Feb–Oct 1985 9-Month	45.56°F (7.53°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Feb–Oct 1985 9-Month	45.56°F (7.53°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
Jan–Oct 1985 10-Month	42.62°F (5.90°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Jan–Oct 1985 10-Month	42.62°F (5.90°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
Dec 1984–Oct 1985 11-Month	40.99°F (4.99°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
Dec 1984–Oct 1985 11-Month	40.99°F (4.99°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
Nov 1984–Oct 1985 12-Month	40.14°F (4.52°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
Nov 1984–Oct 1985 12-Month	40.14°F (4.52°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
May 1984–Oct 1985 18-Month	44.38°F (6.88°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	44.38°F (6.88°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1996
Nov 1983–Oct 1985 24-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917, 1918
Nov 1983–Oct 1985 24-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
Nov 1982–Oct 1985 36-Month	40.46°F (4.70°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
Nov 1982–Oct 1985 36-Month	40.46°F (4.70°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.44°F (0.24°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017
Nov 1981–Oct 1985 48-Month	40.29°F (4.61°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
Nov 1981–Oct 1985 48-Month	40.29°F (4.61°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
Nov 1980–Oct 1985 60-Month	40.44°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1920
	40.44°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1941, 1986

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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