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Average Temperature Rankings, September 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1948 1-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
	68.7°F (20.4°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1925
	Ties: 1934, 1991, 2004
Aug–Sep 1948 2-Month	71.3°F (21.8°C)	71.7°F (22.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1967
	71.3°F (21.8°C)	71.7°F (22.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1936
	Ties: 1916, 1968, 2009
Jul–Sep 1948 3-Month	73.0°F (22.8°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1967
	73.0°F (22.8°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1936
	Ties: 1896, 1902, 1972, 2006
Jun–Sep 1948 4-Month	73.1°F (22.8°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1967
	73.1°F (22.8°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1936
	Ties: 1923, 1945
May–Sep 1948 5-Month	71.1°F (21.7°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1967
	71.1°F (21.7°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1936
	Ties: 1904, 1918, 1923, 2001, 2004
Apr–Sep 1948 6-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
	69.2°F (20.7°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2010
	Ties: 1964, 2001
Mar–Sep 1948 7-Month	66.3°F (19.1°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1950
	66.3°F (19.1°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1921
	Ties: 1942, 1952, 2017
Feb–Sep 1948 8-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1958
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1921
	Ties: 1932
Jan–Sep 1948 9-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1921
	Ties: 1916, 1942, 1964, 2008
Dec 1947–Sep 1948 10-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1992
Nov 1947–Sep 1948 11-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1929, 1950, 1992
Oct 1947–Sep 1948 12-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1937, 1946, 2011
Apr 1947–Sep 1948 18-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1918
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1916, 1941, 1946, 1974, 1988, 2004
Oct 1946–Sep 1948 24-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978, 1979
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1911, 1947, 1952, 1956
Oct 1945–Sep 1948 36-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1979
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1908, 1915, 1927, 1930, 1941
Oct 1944–Sep 1948 48-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1979, 1980
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1910, 1974, 1990, 1998
Oct 1943–Sep 1948 60-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1981
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1911, 1926, 1940, 1944, 1947, 1989, 1992, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings