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Average Temperature Rankings, September 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1988 1-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1925
	Ties: 1964
Aug–Sep 1988 2-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	71.7°F (22.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1967
	72.6°F (22.6°C)	71.7°F (22.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1936
	Ties: 1897, 1922, 1977, 1987
Jul–Sep 1988 3-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1967
	74.2°F (23.4°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1936
	Ties: 1935, 1995
Jun–Sep 1988 4-Month	73.8°F (23.2°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1967
	73.8°F (23.2°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1936
	Ties: 1922, 1955, 1991
May–Sep 1988 5-Month	71.7°F (22.1°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1967
	71.7°F (22.1°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1936
	Ties: 1983
Apr–Sep 1988 6-Month	68.9°F (20.5°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1976
	68.9°F (20.5°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2010
	Ties: 1902, 1978, 2006, 2014
Mar–Sep 1988 7-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1950
	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1921
	Ties: 1895, 1906, 1918, 1970, 1985, 2006
Feb–Sep 1988 8-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1958
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1921
	Ties: 1905, 1956, 1964
Jan–Sep 1988 9-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1921
	Ties: 1910, 1950, 1951, 1992
Dec 1987–Sep 1988 10-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1950, 1965, 1975, 2009
Nov 1987–Sep 1988 11-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1974, 1990, 2011
Oct 1987–Sep 1988 12-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1976, 2013
Apr 1987–Sep 1988 18-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1916, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1974, 2004
Oct 1986–Sep 1988 24-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978, 1979
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1945, 1957, 1998
Oct 1985–Sep 1988 36-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2018
	Ties: 2004, 2014
Oct 1984–Sep 1988 48-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1979, 1980
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2019
	Ties: 1945, 2003, 2014
Oct 1983–Sep 1988 60-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1981
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1958, 1976, 1994

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings