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Average Temperature Rankings, April 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1897 1-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1967
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1989
	Ties: 2002
Mar–Apr 1897 2-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1967
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1934
	Ties: 1913, 1938
Feb–Apr 1897 3-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1922
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1933, 1944
Jan–Apr 1897 4-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1922
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1967
Dec 1896–Apr 1897 5-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917, 1949
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1971
Nov 1896–Apr 1897 6-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1923
Oct 1896–Apr 1897 7-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1944, 1962, 1964
Sep 1896–Apr 1897 8-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1969, 1975, 1979
Aug 1896–Apr 1897 9-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1909
Jul 1896–Apr 1897 10-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1979
Jun 1896–Apr 1897 11-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1911
May 1896–Apr 1897 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1901, 1915, 1924, 1937, 1972, 1979
Nov 1895–Apr 1897 18-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1949
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1955, 1966, 1975, 1999
May 1895–Apr 1897 24-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1911, 1933

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings