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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 2016 1-Month	45.55°F (7.53°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	4.14°F (2.30°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
October 2016 1-Month	45.55°F (7.53°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	4.14°F (2.30°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1947
Sep–Oct 2016 2-Month	50.20°F (10.11°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	3.54°F (1.97°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
Sep–Oct 2016 2-Month	50.20°F (10.11°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	3.54°F (1.97°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Aug–Oct 2016 3-Month	53.87°F (12.15°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	3.08°F (1.71°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Aug–Oct 2016 3-Month	53.87°F (12.15°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	3.08°F (1.71°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jul–Oct 2016 4-Month	56.04°F (13.36°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	2.81°F (1.57°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1976
Jul–Oct 2016 4-Month	56.04°F (13.36°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	2.81°F (1.57°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Jun–Oct 2016 5-Month	56.55°F (13.64°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	2.84°F (1.58°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Jun–Oct 2016 5-Month	56.55°F (13.64°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	2.84°F (1.58°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Oct 2016 6-Month	55.15°F (12.86°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	2.49°F (1.38°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
May–Oct 2016 6-Month	55.15°F (12.86°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	2.49°F (1.38°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2018
Apr–Oct 2016 7-Month	53.10°F (11.72°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	2.44°F (1.35°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
Apr–Oct 2016 7-Month	53.10°F (11.72°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	2.44°F (1.35°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Mar–Oct 2016 8-Month	50.90°F (10.50°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	2.83°F (1.57°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Mar–Oct 2016 8-Month	50.90°F (10.50°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	2.83°F (1.57°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Feb–Oct 2016 9-Month	48.37°F (9.09°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	3.10°F (1.72°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Feb–Oct 2016 9-Month	48.37°F (9.09°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	3.10°F (1.72°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan–Oct 2016 10-Month	45.79°F (7.66°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	3.08°F (1.71°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Jan–Oct 2016 10-Month	45.79°F (7.66°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	3.08°F (1.71°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Dec 2015–Oct 2016 11-Month	44.29°F (6.83°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	3.40°F (1.89°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Dec 2015–Oct 2016 11-Month	44.29°F (6.83°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	3.40°F (1.89°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 2015–Oct 2016 12-Month	43.43°F (6.35°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	3.38°F (1.88°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Nov 2015–Oct 2016 12-Month	43.43°F (6.35°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	3.38°F (1.88°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
May 2015–Oct 2016 18-Month	47.35°F (8.53°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	3.10°F (1.72°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
May 2015–Oct 2016 18-Month	47.35°F (8.53°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	3.10°F (1.72°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 2014–Oct 2016 24-Month	42.79°F (5.99°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	2.75°F (1.52°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917, 1918
Nov 2014–Oct 2016 24-Month	42.79°F (5.99°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	2.75°F (1.52°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Nov 2013–Oct 2016 36-Month	41.96°F (5.53°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	1.94°F (1.07°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1918
Nov 2013–Oct 2016 36-Month	41.96°F (5.53°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	1.94°F (1.07°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
Nov 2012–Oct 2016 48-Month	41.79°F (5.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	1.78°F (0.99°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1918
Nov 2012–Oct 2016 48-Month	41.79°F (5.44°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	1.78°F (0.99°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2018
Nov 2011–Oct 2016 60-Month	42.00°F (5.56°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	2.00°F (1.12°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1920
Nov 2011–Oct 2016 60-Month	42.00°F (5.56°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	2.00°F (1.12°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings