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Average Temperature Rankings, September 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1972 1-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
September 1972 1-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1961
Aug–Sep 1972 2-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1903
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1928, 1958, 1960
Jul–Sep 1972 3-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1902
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1933, 1967
Jun–Sep 1972 4-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1903
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018, 2020
	Ties: 1919, 1920, 1932, 1936, 1951, 1960
May–Sep 1972 5-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1902, 1903, 1927
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1968
Apr–Sep 1972 6-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907, 1926
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010
	Ties: 1897, 1913, 1946, 1954
Mar–Sep 1972 7-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1926
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010
	Ties: 1905, 1912
Feb–Sep 1972 8-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1926
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1928, 1934
Jan–Sep 1972 9-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1902
Dec 1971–Sep 1972 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1928, 1946, 1977
Nov 1971–Sep 1972 11-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1915, 1968, 1971
Oct 1971–Sep 1972 12-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1959, 1964, 1996
Apr 1971–Sep 1972 18-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1929, 1946, 1957, 1970
Oct 1970–Sep 1972 24-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2013, 2022
	Ties: 1898, 1899, 1901, 1910, 1965
Oct 1969–Sep 1972 36-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1900, 1910, 1937, 1970, 1971, 1978
Oct 1968–Sep 1972 48-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2013
	Ties: 1938, 1946, 1959, 1962, 1979
Oct 1967–Sep 1972 60-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907, 1908
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1925, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1981, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings