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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1920 1-Month	59.31°F (15.17°C)	60.20°F (15.67°C)	-0.89°F (-0.50°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	59.31°F (15.17°C)	60.20°F (15.67°C)	-0.89°F (-0.50°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
	Ties: 1916, 1960
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	53.05°F (11.69°C)	55.63°F (13.13°C)	-2.58°F (-1.44°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	53.05°F (11.69°C)	55.63°F (13.13°C)	-2.58°F (-1.44°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1934
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	48.79°F (9.33°C)	50.92°F (10.51°C)	-2.13°F (-1.18°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	48.79°F (9.33°C)	50.92°F (10.51°C)	-2.13°F (-1.18°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–May 1920 4-Month	45.02°F (7.23°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–May 1920 4-Month	45.02°F (7.23°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-1.63°F (-0.91°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jan–May 1920 5-Month	41.86°F (5.48°C)	43.34°F (6.30°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jan–May 1920 5-Month	41.86°F (5.48°C)	43.34°F (6.30°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month	39.68°F (4.27°C)	41.57°F (5.32°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month	39.68°F (4.27°C)	41.57°F (5.32°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month	39.63°F (4.24°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-1.97°F (-1.09°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month	39.63°F (4.24°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-1.97°F (-1.09°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month	41.25°F (5.14°C)	43.16°F (6.20°C)	-1.91°F (-1.06°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month	41.25°F (5.14°C)	43.16°F (6.20°C)	-1.91°F (-1.06°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month	43.96°F (6.64°C)	45.57°F (7.54°C)	-1.61°F (-0.90°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month	43.96°F (6.64°C)	45.57°F (7.54°C)	-1.61°F (-0.90°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month	46.79°F (8.22°C)	48.22°F (9.01°C)	-1.43°F (-0.79°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month	46.79°F (8.22°C)	48.22°F (9.01°C)	-1.43°F (-0.79°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month	49.29°F (9.61°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-1.24°F (-0.68°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month	49.29°F (9.61°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-1.24°F (-0.68°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month	50.96°F (10.53°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.07°F (-0.60°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month	50.96°F (10.53°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-1.07°F (-0.60°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month	47.91°F (8.84°C)	48.53°F (9.18°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month	47.91°F (8.84°C)	48.53°F (9.18°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month	51.54°F (10.86°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month	51.54°F (10.86°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.98°F (-0.55°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.98°F (-0.55°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1920
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings