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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1959 1-Month	48.56°F (9.20°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
May 1959 1-Month	48.56°F (9.20°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	43.62°F (6.46°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1907
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	43.62°F (6.46°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	38.79°F (3.77°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	38.79°F (3.77°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	34.53°F (1.41°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	34.53°F (1.41°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	31.33°F (-0.37°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	31.33°F (-0.37°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	29.62°F (-1.32°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	29.62°F (-1.32°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	29.88°F (-1.18°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	29.88°F (-1.18°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	31.35°F (-0.36°C)	31.68°F (-0.18°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	31.35°F (-0.36°C)	31.68°F (-0.18°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016, 2017
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	33.74°F (0.97°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	33.74°F (0.97°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1915
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	36.36°F (2.42°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	36.36°F (2.42°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	38.52°F (3.62°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	38.52°F (3.62°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	39.92°F (4.40°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1967
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	36.91°F (2.73°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1918
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	36.91°F (2.73°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1918
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	40.13°F (4.52°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1918
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	40.01°F (4.45°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1920
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 23, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings