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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
November 1997 1-Month	30.88°F (-0.62°C)	30.68°F (-0.73°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1911
November 1997 1-Month	30.88°F (-0.62°C)	30.68°F (-0.73°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
Oct–Nov 1997 2-Month	36.24°F (2.36°C)	36.05°F (2.25°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
Oct–Nov 1997 2-Month	36.24°F (2.36°C)	36.05°F (2.25°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
Sep–Nov 1997 3-Month	42.12°F (5.62°C)	41.33°F (5.18°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
Sep–Nov 1997 3-Month	42.12°F (5.62°C)	41.33°F (5.18°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
Aug–Nov 1997 4-Month	46.42°F (8.01°C)	45.76°F (7.64°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
Aug–Nov 1997 4-Month	46.42°F (8.01°C)	45.76°F (7.64°C)	0.66°F (0.37°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
Jul–Nov 1997 5-Month	49.24°F (9.58°C)	48.71°F (9.28°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
Jul–Nov 1997 5-Month	49.24°F (9.58°C)	48.71°F (9.28°C)	0.53°F (0.30°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
Jun–Nov 1997 6-Month	50.40°F (10.22°C)	49.87°F (9.93°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1976
	50.40°F (10.22°C)	49.87°F (9.93°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
	Ties: 1922
May–Nov 1997 7-Month	49.84°F (9.91°C)	49.52°F (9.73°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1976
May–Nov 1997 7-Month	49.84°F (9.91°C)	49.52°F (9.73°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
Apr–Nov 1997 8-Month	48.10°F (8.94°C)	48.15°F (8.97°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
Apr–Nov 1997 8-Month	48.10°F (8.94°C)	48.15°F (8.97°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
Mar–Nov 1997 9-Month	46.34°F (7.97°C)	46.14°F (7.86°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	46.34°F (7.97°C)	46.14°F (7.86°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1925
Feb–Nov 1997 10-Month	44.31°F (6.84°C)	43.81°F (6.56°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
Feb–Nov 1997 10-Month	44.31°F (6.84°C)	43.81°F (6.56°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Jan–Nov 1997 11-Month	42.11°F (5.62°C)	41.62°F (5.34°C)	0.49°F (0.28°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
	42.11°F (5.62°C)	41.62°F (5.34°C)	0.49°F (0.28°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1946
Dec 1996–Nov 1997 12-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
Dec 1996–Nov 1997 12-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.57°F (0.31°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Jun 1996–Nov 1997 18-Month	43.75°F (6.53°C)	43.32°F (6.29°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1917
Jun 1996–Nov 1997 18-Month	43.75°F (6.53°C)	43.32°F (6.29°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Dec 1995–Nov 1997 24-Month	40.31°F (4.62°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
Dec 1995–Nov 1997 24-Month	40.31°F (4.62°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
Dec 1994–Nov 1997 36-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1918
Dec 1994–Nov 1997 36-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.59°F (0.32°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
Dec 1993–Nov 1997 48-Month	40.64°F (4.80°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
Dec 1993–Nov 1997 48-Month	40.64°F (4.80°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2018
Dec 1992–Nov 1997 60-Month	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1920
Dec 1992–Nov 1997 60-Month	40.45°F (4.69°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings