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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1918 1-Month	47.80°F (8.78°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May 1918 1-Month	47.80°F (8.78°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2018
Apr–May 1918 2-Month	42.26°F (5.70°C)	43.02°F (6.12°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
	42.26°F (5.70°C)	43.02°F (6.12°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1995
Mar–May 1918 3-Month	39.24°F (4.02°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–May 1918 3-Month	39.24°F (4.02°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Feb–May 1918 4-Month	34.87°F (1.59°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–May 1918 4-Month	34.87°F (1.59°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	0.15°F (0.08°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2012
Jan–May 1918 5-Month	30.55°F (-0.81°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-1.17°F (-0.65°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jan–May 1918 5-Month	30.55°F (-0.81°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-1.17°F (-0.65°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
Dec 1917–May 1918 6-Month	28.56°F (-1.91°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Dec 1917–May 1918 6-Month	28.56°F (-1.91°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-1.65°F (-0.92°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
Nov 1917–May 1918 7-Month	28.92°F (-1.71°C)	30.29°F (-0.95°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1917–May 1918 7-Month	28.92°F (-1.71°C)	30.29°F (-0.95°C)	-1.37°F (-0.76°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
Oct 1917–May 1918 8-Month	29.86°F (-1.19°C)	31.67°F (-0.18°C)	-1.81°F (-1.01°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Oct 1917–May 1918 8-Month	29.86°F (-1.19°C)	31.67°F (-0.18°C)	-1.81°F (-1.01°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016, 2017
Sep 1917–May 1918 9-Month	32.22°F (0.12°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-1.70°F (-0.95°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	32.22°F (0.12°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-1.70°F (-0.95°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016
	Ties: 1912
Aug 1917–May 1918 10-Month	34.75°F (1.53°C)	36.43°F (2.46°C)	-1.68°F (-0.93°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Aug 1917–May 1918 10-Month	34.75°F (1.53°C)	36.43°F (2.46°C)	-1.68°F (-0.93°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
Jul 1917–May 1918 11-Month	37.16°F (2.87°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-1.47°F (-0.81°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jul 1917–May 1918 11-Month	37.16°F (2.87°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-1.47°F (-0.81°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
Jun 1917–May 1918 12-Month	38.49°F (3.61°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jun 1917–May 1918 12-Month	38.49°F (3.61°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.55°F (-0.86°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
Dec 1916–May 1918 18-Month	34.57°F (1.43°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	-2.19°F (-1.21°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Dec 1916–May 1918 18-Month	34.57°F (1.43°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	-2.19°F (-1.21°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
Jun 1916–May 1918 24-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.99°F (-1.11°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Jun 1916–May 1918 24-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.99°F (-1.11°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
Jun 1915–May 1918 36-Month	38.48°F (3.60°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-1.54°F (-0.86°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Jun 1915–May 1918 36-Month	38.48°F (3.60°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-1.54°F (-0.86°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
Jun 1914–May 1918 48-Month	38.86°F (3.81°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Jun 1914–May 1918 48-Month	38.86°F (3.81°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-1.15°F (-0.64°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2018
Jun 1913–May 1918 60-Month	39.15°F (3.97°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1920
Jun 1913–May 1918 60-Month	39.15°F (3.97°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 29, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings