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Average Temperature Rankings, February 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1943 1-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1936
	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	19.9°F (-6.7°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1954
	Ties: 1925
Jan–Feb 1943 2-Month	16.3°F (-8.7°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1936
Jan–Feb 1943 2-Month	16.3°F (-8.7°C)	17.5°F (-8.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1931, 1992
Dec 1942–Feb 1943 3-Month	17.2°F (-8.2°C)	18.2°F (-7.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
	17.2°F (-8.2°C)	18.2°F (-7.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1992
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1942–Feb 1943 4-Month	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1936
	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000
	Ties: 1909, 1923, 1951
Oct 1942–Feb 1943 5-Month	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1936
	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000
	Ties: 1896, 1966
Sep 1942–Feb 1943 6-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 2011
Aug 1942–Feb 1943 7-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2002
	Ties: 2014
Jul 1942–Feb 1943 8-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1897, 1936
Jul 1942–Feb 1943 8-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2002
Jun 1942–Feb 1943 9-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2002
	Ties: 1971
May 1942–Feb 1943 10-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2002
	Ties: 1920, 1949, 1972
Apr 1942–Feb 1943 11-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2002
	Ties: 1930, 1949
Mar 1942–Feb 1943 12-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1952
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1909, 1956, 1968, 1973, 2020
Sep 1941–Feb 1943 18-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1983
Mar 1941–Feb 1943 24-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1918, 1952
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1987, 1993
Mar 1940–Feb 1943 36-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1918
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000, 2007, 2018
	Ties: 1955
Mar 1939–Feb 1943 48-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1918
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2008
	Ties: 1983, 2000
Mar 1938–Feb 1943 60-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1920
Mar 1938–Feb 1943 60-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2008

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings