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Average Temperature Rankings, September 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1998 1-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	5.3°F (3.0°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1895
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	5.3°F (3.0°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	1967
	Ties: 1990
Aug–Sep 1998 2-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1895
Aug–Sep 1998 2-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2022
Jul–Sep 1998 3-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1895
Jul–Sep 1998 3-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jun–Sep 1998 4-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1954
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1967, 2015
May–Sep 1998 5-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899, 1964
May–Sep 1998 5-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1958
Apr–Sep 1998 6-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1955
Apr–Sep 1998 6-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
Mar–Sep 1998 7-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1955
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1992, 2021
Feb–Sep 1998 8-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1955
Feb–Sep 1998 8-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
Jan–Sep 1998 9-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1916
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 2016
Dec 1997–Sep 1998 10-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1916
Dec 1997–Sep 1998 10-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
Nov 1997–Sep 1998 11-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1916, 1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1940
Oct 1997–Sep 1998 12-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
Oct 1997–Sep 1998 12-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
Apr 1997–Sep 1998 18-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
Apr 1997–Sep 1998 18-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
Oct 1996–Sep 1998 24-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1968, 1990
Oct 1995–Sep 1998 36-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1950
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2016
	Ties: 1991, 2003
Oct 1994–Sep 1998 48-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1950, 1951, 1952
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1991
Oct 1993–Sep 1998 60-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1920, 1952
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2017
	Ties: 1991, 2004

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