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Average Temperature Rankings, September 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1942 1-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1986
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1973, 2007
Aug–Sep 1942 2-Month	70.9°F (21.6°C)	71.1°F (21.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1900
	70.9°F (21.6°C)	71.1°F (21.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1933, 1949
Jul–Sep 1942 3-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1900
	72.7°F (22.6°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1935
Jun–Sep 1942 4-Month	71.4°F (21.9°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1907
	71.4°F (21.9°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1949, 1962, 1968
May–Sep 1942 5-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1907
	68.7°F (20.4°C)	69.2°F (20.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1954, 1962, 1976
Apr–Sep 1942 6-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1912
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1914, 1917, 1925, 1971, 1999
Mar–Sep 1942 7-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1912
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
	Ties: 1896, 1900, 1913, 1915, 1971, 1983, 1999
Feb–Sep 1942 8-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1911
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1913
Jan–Sep 1942 9-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1903, 1911, 1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1915
Dec 1941–Sep 1942 10-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1933
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1921, 1932, 1962, 1971
Nov 1941–Sep 1942 11-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1945, 1976, 1999
Oct 1941–Sep 1942 12-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1937, 1962
Apr 1941–Sep 1942 18-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1933
Oct 1940–Sep 1942 24-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913, 1917, 1949
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1930, 1963, 1972, 1975, 1999
Oct 1939–Sep 1942 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1978, 1984, 1985
Oct 1938–Sep 1942 48-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1931, 1963, 1969, 1970
Oct 1937–Sep 1942 60-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1934, 1941, 1943, 1970

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings