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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1986 1-Month	42.42°F (5.79°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
October 1986 1-Month	42.42°F (5.79°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1947
Sep–Oct 1986 2-Month	47.62°F (8.68°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.96°F (0.54°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
Sep–Oct 1986 2-Month	47.62°F (8.68°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.96°F (0.54°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2015
Aug–Oct 1986 3-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1921, 1934
Jul–Oct 1986 4-Month	53.76°F (12.09°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1976
	53.76°F (12.09°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1991
Jun–Oct 1986 5-Month	54.53°F (12.52°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	54.53°F (12.52°C)	53.70°F (12.06°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1990
May–Oct 1986 6-Month	53.52°F (11.96°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.86°F (0.48°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
May–Oct 1986 6-Month	53.52°F (11.96°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.86°F (0.48°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
Apr–Oct 1986 7-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.98°F (0.55°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	51.63°F (10.91°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.98°F (0.55°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1936
Mar–Oct 1986 8-Month	49.40°F (9.67°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.33°F (0.74°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
Mar–Oct 1986 8-Month	49.40°F (9.67°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.33°F (0.74°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Feb–Oct 1986 9-Month	46.77°F (8.21°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	1.51°F (0.84°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
Feb–Oct 1986 9-Month	46.77°F (8.21°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	1.51°F (0.84°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan–Oct 1986 10-Month	44.43°F (6.91°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	1.71°F (0.95°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
Jan–Oct 1986 10-Month	44.43°F (6.91°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	1.71°F (0.95°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Dec 1985–Oct 1986 11-Month	42.04°F (5.58°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.15°F (0.64°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	42.04°F (5.58°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.15°F (0.64°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1991
Nov 1985–Oct 1986 12-Month	41.05°F (5.03°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
Nov 1985–Oct 1986 12-Month	41.05°F (5.03°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
May 1985–Oct 1986 18-Month	44.96°F (7.20°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	44.96°F (7.20°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1932
Nov 1984–Oct 1986 24-Month	40.60°F (4.78°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917, 1918
Nov 1984–Oct 1986 24-Month	40.60°F (4.78°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
Nov 1983–Oct 1986 36-Month	40.36°F (4.64°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.34°F (0.18°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	40.36°F (4.64°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.34°F (0.18°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1939, 1954
Nov 1982–Oct 1986 48-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
Nov 1982–Oct 1986 48-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.60°F (0.33°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
Nov 1981–Oct 1986 60-Month	40.44°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1920
	40.44°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1941, 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings