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If you're going to analyze NOAA data, I suggest a broader approach. Nobody knows what references you are using to create your interactive graph. The annual report pretty much says it all. This is the 2016 Annual Report. 2017 will be released soon.
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201613
In 2016, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average temperature was 54.9°F, 2.9°F above the 20th century average. This was the second warmest year for the CONUS, behind 2012 when the annual average temperature was 55.3°F. This marks the 20th consecutive year that the annual average temperature for the CONUS was above the 20th century average. The last year with a below-average temperature was 1996. Since 1895, the CONUS has observed an average temperature increase of 0.15°F per decade.
Since the thread title is about recording setting temperatures in Los Angeles, NOAA has a record for maximum temperatures for Los Angeles,
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/time-...prd=true&firstbaseyear=1901&lastbaseyear=2000