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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1923 1-Month	46.74°F (8.19°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May 1923 1-Month	46.74°F (8.19°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2018
Apr–May 1923 2-Month	42.26°F (5.70°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
	42.26°F (5.70°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	-0.77°F (-0.43°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1995
Mar–May 1923 3-Month	36.87°F (2.71°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-1.81°F (-1.00°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–May 1923 3-Month	36.87°F (2.71°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	-1.81°F (-1.00°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
Feb–May 1923 4-Month	32.25°F (0.14°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-2.47°F (-1.37°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–May 1923 4-Month	32.25°F (0.14°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-2.47°F (-1.37°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
Jan–May 1923 5-Month	30.62°F (-0.77°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
Jan–May 1923 5-Month	30.62°F (-0.77°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-1.10°F (-0.61°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
Dec 1922–May 1923 6-Month	29.43°F (-1.43°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.78°F (-0.44°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Dec 1922–May 1923 6-Month	29.43°F (-1.43°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.78°F (-0.44°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
Nov 1922–May 1923 7-Month	29.75°F (-1.25°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Nov 1922–May 1923 7-Month	29.75°F (-1.25°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
Oct 1922–May 1923 8-Month	31.20°F (-0.44°C)	31.68°F (-0.18°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Oct 1922–May 1923 8-Month	31.20°F (-0.44°C)	31.68°F (-0.18°C)	-0.48°F (-0.26°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2016, 2017
Sep 1922–May 1923 9-Month	33.62°F (0.90°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	33.62°F (0.90°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1916
Aug 1922–May 1923 10-Month	36.22°F (2.34°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Aug 1922–May 1923 10-Month	36.22°F (2.34°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.22°F (-0.13°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
Jul 1922–May 1923 11-Month	38.37°F (3.54°C)	38.62°F (3.68°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Jul 1922–May 1923 11-Month	38.37°F (3.54°C)	38.62°F (3.68°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
Jun 1922–May 1923 12-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1959, 1967
Dec 1921–May 1923 18-Month	36.55°F (2.53°C)	36.75°F (2.64°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	36.55°F (2.53°C)	36.75°F (2.64°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1948
Jun 1921–May 1923 24-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1918
	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1946
Jun 1920–May 1923 36-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1918
Jun 1920–May 1923 36-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jun 1919–May 1923 48-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1918
	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2018
	Ties: 1903
Jun 1918–May 1923 60-Month	40.14°F (4.52°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1920
Jun 1918–May 1923 60-Month	40.14°F (4.52°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings