- The September contiguous U.S. average temperature was 68.5°F, 3.7°F above the 20thcentury average and the second warmest on record. Only September 1998 was warmer for the Lower 48 with a monthly average temperature of 69.0°F.
- Record and near-record warmth was observed across most of the country. Thirty states had September temperatures that were much above average and nine states — Connecticut,Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wisconsin — were record warm.
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