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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1897 1-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
May 1897 1-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1896
Apr–May 1897 2-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1961
Apr–May 1897 2-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1896
Mar–May 1897 3-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1931, 1960
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1976, 1998, 2009
Feb–May 1897 4-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1895
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1982, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2003
Jan–May 1897 5-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1940
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1917, 1956
Dec 1896–May 1897 6-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1940
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1986, 1994, 2005
Nov 1896–May 1897 7-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1940
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1947, 1954, 1962, 1976, 1985
Oct 1896–May 1897 8-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1920, 2013, 2015
Sep 1896–May 1897 9-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1962, 1989, 1997, 2015
Aug 1896–May 1897 10-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1976, 1989, 2011
Jul 1896–May 1897 11-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1942, 1953
Jun 1896–May 1897 12-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1977
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1921, 1925, 1929, 1943, 1946, 1954
Dec 1895–May 1897 18-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1902, 1941, 1970
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1987, 1998
Jun 1895–May 1897 24-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1978
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1907, 1921, 1930, 1973, 2011

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