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Average Temperature Rankings, April 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1938 1-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1967
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1989
	Ties: 1904, 1935, 1979
Mar–Apr 1938 2-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1967
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1934
	Ties: 1944, 1982
Feb–Apr 1938 3-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1922
Feb–Apr 1938 3-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
Jan–Apr 1938 4-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1922
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1956
Dec 1937–Apr 1938 5-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1949
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1972, 1993, 2010
Nov 1937–Apr 1938 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1924, 1927, 1982, 2011
Oct 1937–Apr 1938 7-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1927, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1993, 2005, 2011
Sep 1937–Apr 1938 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1960, 1970, 2010, 2011
Aug 1937–Apr 1938 9-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1961, 2006, 2010
Jul 1937–Apr 1938 10-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1970, 1988, 1990, 1993
Jun 1937–Apr 1938 11-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1941, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1993, 2008, 2010
May 1937–Apr 1938 12-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1951, 1960, 1982, 1998
Nov 1936–Apr 1938 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1949
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1947, 1963, 1964
May 1936–Apr 1938 24-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1926, 1930
May 1935–Apr 1938 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1968, 1979, 1984
May 1934–Apr 1938 48-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1935, 1939
May 1933–Apr 1938 60-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1943, 1960, 1981, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings