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Average Temperature Rankings, September 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1959 1-Month	70.2°F (21.2°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
	70.2°F (21.2°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1925
	Ties: 1960, 2015
Aug–Sep 1959 2-Month	73.6°F (23.1°C)	71.8°F (22.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1967
	73.6°F (23.1°C)	71.8°F (22.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1930, 1970
Jul–Sep 1959 3-Month	74.3°F (23.5°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1967
	74.3°F (23.5°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1977, 1999
Jun–Sep 1959 4-Month	73.6°F (23.1°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1967
	73.6°F (23.1°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1897, 1908, 1977, 1978, 1995, 2008, 2020
May–Sep 1959 5-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1967
	72.6°F (22.6°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1936
	Ties: 1925, 1980
Apr–Sep 1959 6-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
	Ties: 1914, 1931, 1939
Mar–Sep 1959 7-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1950
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1921
	Ties: 1896, 1903, 2005, 2021
Feb–Sep 1959 8-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1958
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1921
	Ties: 1919, 1935, 1990
Jan–Sep 1959 9-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1978
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1921
	Ties: 1903, 1906
Dec 1958–Sep 1959 10-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1978
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1985, 2015
Nov 1958–Sep 1959 11-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1978
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1989, 1993
Oct 1958–Sep 1959 12-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1978
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1976, 1988, 2013
Apr 1958–Sep 1959 18-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1899, 1971, 1976, 1985, 2001
Oct 1957–Sep 1959 24-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1978, 1979
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1963, 1964, 1977
Oct 1956–Sep 1959 36-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1979
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1907, 1926, 1985, 1990
Oct 1955–Sep 1959 48-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1979, 1980
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1929, 1977
Oct 1954–Sep 1959 60-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1981
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1917, 1930, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings