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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1916 1-Month	46.40°F (8.00°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1917
May 1916 1-Month	46.40°F (8.00°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2018
Apr–May 1916 2-Month	42.21°F (5.67°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1909	1907
Apr–May 1916 2-Month	42.21°F (5.67°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Mar–May 1916 3-Month	38.03°F (3.35°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Mar–May 1916 3-Month	38.03°F (3.35°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Feb–May 1916 4-Month	33.94°F (1.08°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917
	33.94°F (1.08°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
	Ties: 1969
Jan–May 1916 5-Month	30.79°F (-0.67°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-0.93°F (-0.51°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Jan–May 1916 5-Month	30.79°F (-0.67°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-0.93°F (-0.51°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Dec 1915–May 1916 6-Month	29.51°F (-1.38°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Dec 1915–May 1916 6-Month	29.51°F (-1.38°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Nov 1915–May 1916 7-Month	29.79°F (-1.23°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Nov 1915–May 1916 7-Month	29.79°F (-1.23°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Oct 1915–May 1916 8-Month	31.29°F (-0.39°C)	31.68°F (-0.18°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Oct 1915–May 1916 8-Month	31.29°F (-0.39°C)	31.68°F (-0.18°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2016, 2017
Sep 1915–May 1916 9-Month	33.62°F (0.90°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	33.62°F (0.90°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1923
Aug 1915–May 1916 10-Month	36.00°F (2.22°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Aug 1915–May 1916 10-Month	36.00°F (2.22°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Jul 1915–May 1916 11-Month	38.07°F (3.37°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Jul 1915–May 1916 11-Month	38.07°F (3.37°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Jun 1915–May 1916 12-Month	39.35°F (4.08°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Jun 1915–May 1916 12-Month	39.35°F (4.08°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.69°F (-0.39°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Dec 1914–May 1916 18-Month	36.11°F (2.28°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1918
Dec 1914–May 1916 18-Month	36.11°F (2.28°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	-0.65°F (-0.36°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Jun 1914–May 1916 24-Month	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1918
	39.67°F (4.26°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1965
Jun 1913–May 1916 36-Month	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1918
	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2017
	Ties: 1961
Jun 1912–May 1916 48-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1918
Jun 1912–May 1916 48-Month	39.62°F (4.23°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.39°F (-0.22°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
Jun 1911–May 1916 60-Month	39.44°F (4.13°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1920
Jun 1911–May 1916 60-Month	39.44°F (4.13°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings