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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1899 1-Month	47.57°F (8.65°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
May 1899 1-Month	47.57°F (8.65°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2018
Apr–May 1899 2-Month	42.90°F (6.06°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1907
Apr–May 1899 2-Month	42.90°F (6.06°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Mar–May 1899 3-Month	37.39°F (2.99°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-1.29°F (-0.72°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Mar–May 1899 3-Month	37.39°F (2.99°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-1.29°F (-0.72°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Feb–May 1899 4-Month	31.71°F (-0.16°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-3.01°F (-1.67°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Feb–May 1899 4-Month	31.71°F (-0.16°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-3.01°F (-1.67°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Jan–May 1899 5-Month	29.26°F (-1.52°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-2.46°F (-1.36°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Jan–May 1899 5-Month	29.26°F (-1.52°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-2.46°F (-1.36°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Dec 1898–May 1899 6-Month	27.46°F (-2.52°C)	30.22°F (-0.99°C)	-2.76°F (-1.53°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Dec 1898–May 1899 6-Month	27.46°F (-2.52°C)	30.22°F (-0.99°C)	-2.76°F (-1.53°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Nov 1898–May 1899 7-Month	27.43°F (-2.54°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-2.85°F (-1.58°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Nov 1898–May 1899 7-Month	27.43°F (-2.54°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-2.85°F (-1.58°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
Oct 1898–May 1899 8-Month	28.94°F (-1.70°C)	31.67°F (-0.18°C)	-2.73°F (-1.52°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Oct 1898–May 1899 8-Month	28.94°F (-1.70°C)	31.67°F (-0.18°C)	-2.73°F (-1.52°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2016, 2017
Sep 1898–May 1899 9-Month	31.53°F (-0.26°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-2.39°F (-1.33°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Sep 1898–May 1899 9-Month	31.53°F (-0.26°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-2.39°F (-1.33°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2016
Aug 1898–May 1899 10-Month	34.38°F (1.32°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-2.06°F (-1.15°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Aug 1898–May 1899 10-Month	34.38°F (1.32°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-2.06°F (-1.15°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Jul 1898–May 1899 11-Month	36.73°F (2.63°C)	38.62°F (3.68°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Jul 1898–May 1899 11-Month	36.73°F (2.63°C)	38.62°F (3.68°C)	-1.89°F (-1.05°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Jun 1898–May 1899 12-Month	38.40°F (3.56°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.65°F (-0.91°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
Jun 1898–May 1899 12-Month	38.40°F (3.56°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-1.65°F (-0.91°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Dec 1897–May 1899 18-Month	35.65°F (2.03°C)	36.75°F (2.64°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	35.65°F (2.03°C)	36.75°F (2.64°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1979
Jun 1897–May 1899 24-Month	39.18°F (3.99°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
Jun 1897–May 1899 24-Month	39.18°F (3.99°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Jun 1896–May 1899 36-Month	39.39°F (4.11°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
Jun 1896–May 1899 36-Month	39.39°F (4.11°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.63°F (-0.35°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
Jun 1895–May 1899 48-Month	39.39°F (4.11°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.61°F (-0.33°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1918
	39.39°F (4.11°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.61°F (-0.33°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings