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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1934 1-Month	64.71°F (18.17°C)	60.20°F (15.67°C)	4.51°F (2.50°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
May 1934 1-Month	64.71°F (18.17°C)	60.20°F (15.67°C)	4.51°F (2.50°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–May 1934 2-Month	59.23°F (15.13°C)	55.63°F (13.13°C)	3.60°F (2.00°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1907
Apr–May 1934 2-Month	59.23°F (15.13°C)	55.63°F (13.13°C)	3.60°F (2.00°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
Mar–May 1934 3-Month	53.74°F (12.08°C)	50.92°F (10.51°C)	2.82°F (1.57°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Mar–May 1934 3-Month	53.74°F (12.08°C)	50.92°F (10.51°C)	2.82°F (1.57°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Feb–May 1934 4-Month	48.89°F (9.38°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	2.24°F (1.24°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Feb–May 1934 4-Month	48.89°F (9.38°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	2.24°F (1.24°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
Jan–May 1934 5-Month	46.13°F (7.85°C)	43.34°F (6.30°C)	2.79°F (1.55°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	46.13°F (7.85°C)	43.34°F (6.30°C)	2.79°F (1.55°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1986
Dec 1933–May 1934 6-Month	44.51°F (6.95°C)	41.57°F (5.32°C)	2.94°F (1.63°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Dec 1933–May 1934 6-Month	44.51°F (6.95°C)	41.57°F (5.32°C)	2.94°F (1.63°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1933–May 1934 7-Month	44.23°F (6.79°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	2.63°F (1.46°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Nov 1933–May 1934 7-Month	44.23°F (6.79°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	2.63°F (1.46°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 1933–May 1934 8-Month	45.60°F (7.56°C)	43.16°F (6.20°C)	2.44°F (1.36°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Oct 1933–May 1934 8-Month	45.60°F (7.56°C)	43.16°F (6.20°C)	2.44°F (1.36°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Sep 1933–May 1934 9-Month	48.06°F (8.92°C)	45.57°F (7.54°C)	2.49°F (1.38°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Sep 1933–May 1934 9-Month	48.06°F (8.92°C)	45.57°F (7.54°C)	2.49°F (1.38°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Aug 1933–May 1934 10-Month	50.44°F (10.24°C)	48.22°F (9.01°C)	2.22°F (1.23°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Aug 1933–May 1934 10-Month	50.44°F (10.24°C)	48.22°F (9.01°C)	2.22°F (1.23°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jul 1933–May 1934 11-Month	52.69°F (11.49°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	2.16°F (1.20°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Jul 1933–May 1934 11-Month	52.69°F (11.49°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	2.16°F (1.20°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jun 1933–May 1934 12-Month	54.26°F (12.37°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	2.23°F (1.24°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Jun 1933–May 1934 12-Month	54.26°F (12.37°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	2.23°F (1.24°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1932–May 1934 18-Month	49.77°F (9.87°C)	48.53°F (9.18°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
Dec 1932–May 1934 18-Month	49.77°F (9.87°C)	48.53°F (9.18°C)	1.24°F (0.69°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jun 1932–May 1934 24-Month	52.90°F (11.61°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
Jun 1932–May 1934 24-Month	52.90°F (11.61°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.88°F (0.49°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jun 1931–May 1934 36-Month	53.03°F (11.68°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	1.03°F (0.57°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
Jun 1931–May 1934 36-Month	53.03°F (11.68°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	1.03°F (0.57°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Jun 1930–May 1934 48-Month	52.83°F (11.57°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.84°F (0.46°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1918
Jun 1930–May 1934 48-Month	52.83°F (11.57°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.84°F (0.46°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Jun 1929–May 1934 60-Month	52.62°F (11.46°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1920
	52.62°F (11.46°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1942

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings