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Minimum Temperature Rankings, May 1972

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
May 1972
1-Month 		47.59°F
(8.66°C)		 47.44°F
(8.58°C)		 0.15°F
(0.08°C)		 58th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1926
Apr–May 1972
2-Month 		42.87°F
(6.04°C)		 43.03°F
(6.13°C)		 -0.16°F
(-0.09°C)		 43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Mar–May 1972
3-Month 		39.05°F
(3.92°C)		 38.68°F
(3.71°C)		 0.37°F
(0.21°C)		 73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–May 1972
4-Month 		34.75°F
(1.53°C)		 34.72°F
(1.51°C)		 0.03°F
(0.02°C)		 64th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
65th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan–May 1972
5-Month 		31.58°F
(-0.23°C)		 31.72°F
(-0.16°C)		 -0.14°F
(-0.07°C)		 52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
77th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Dec 1971–May 1972
6-Month 		30.44°F
(-0.87°C)		 30.21°F
(-0.99°C)		 0.23°F
(0.12°C)		 67th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
61st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Nov 1971–May 1972
7-Month 		30.53°F
(-0.82°C)		 30.28°F
(-0.96°C)		 0.25°F
(0.14°C)		 73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
55th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Oct 1971–May 1972
8-Month 		32.15°F
(0.08°C)		 31.68°F
(-0.18°C)		 0.47°F
(0.26°C)		 82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
46th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016, 2017
Ties: 1911, 1958
Sep 1971–May 1972
9-Month 		34.35°F
(1.31°C)		 33.92°F
(1.07°C)		 0.43°F
(0.24°C)		 83rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
45th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1957
Aug 1971–May 1972
10-Month 		36.82°F
(2.68°C)		 36.44°F
(2.47°C)		 0.38°F
(0.21°C)		 84th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
44th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1989
Jul 1971–May 1972
11-Month 		38.85°F
(3.81°C)		 38.63°F
(3.68°C)		 0.22°F
(0.13°C)		 73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
55th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1908, 1953
Jun 1971–May 1972
12-Month 		40.33°F
(4.63°C)		 40.04°F
(4.47°C)		 0.29°F
(0.16°C)		 78th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
50th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1900, 1957, 1985
Dec 1970–May 1972
18-Month 		36.57°F
(2.54°C)		 36.76°F
(2.64°C)		 -0.19°F
(-0.10°C)		 45th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1911
Jun 1970–May 1972
24-Month 		39.91°F
(4.39°C)		 40.03°F
(4.46°C)		 -0.12°F
(-0.07°C)		 52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
75th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jun 1969–May 1972
36-Month 		39.82°F
(4.34°C)		 40.02°F
(4.46°C)		 -0.20°F
(-0.12°C)		 43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jun 1968–May 1972
48-Month 		39.72°F
(4.29°C)		 40.01°F
(4.45°C)		 -0.29°F
(-0.16°C)		 28th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
97th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1953, 1967
Jun 1967–May 1972
60-Month 		39.67°F
(4.26°C)		 40.00°F
(4.44°C)		 -0.33°F
(-0.18°C)		 25th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
99th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020

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