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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1953 1-Month	14.7°F (-9.6°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1983
December 1953 1-Month	14.7°F (-9.6°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1939
Nov–Dec 1953 2-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1927
	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1999
	Ties: 1997
Oct–Dec 1953 3-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	6.0°F (3.3°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1919
	32.6°F (0.3°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	6.0°F (3.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2001
Sep–Dec 1953 4-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1919
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1994
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
Aug–Dec 1953 5-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Jul–Dec 1953 6-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
	Ties: 1999
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1985
Jun–Dec 1953 7-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2021
May–Dec 1953 8-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1927
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
	Ties: 1994, 2005
Apr–Dec 1953 9-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1927
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2015
	Ties: 1934
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1951
Mar–Dec 1953 10-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Feb–Dec 1953 11-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1987
Jan–Dec 1953 12-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1950
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1987
	Ties: 1941, 1988, 2007
Jul 1952–Dec 1953 18-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1921
Jan 1952–Dec 1953 24-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917, 1951
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2016
	Ties: 1992
Jan 1951–Dec 1953 36-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918, 1951
	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1948, 1965, 1974
Jan 1950–Dec 1953 48-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1919
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2001
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1927, 1968, 1972
Jan 1949–Dec 1953 60-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2002
	Ties: 1911, 1913, 1950

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings