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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1901

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1901 1-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1896
	Ties: 1913
Apr–May 1901 2-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1961
Apr–May 1901 2-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1896
Mar–May 1901 3-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1931, 1960
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1940, 1993
Feb–May 1901 4-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1895
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012
	Ties: 1978
Jan–May 1901 5-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1940
Jan–May 1901 5-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012, 2017
Dec 1900–May 1901 6-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1940
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1964
Nov 1900–May 1901 7-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1940
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1968, 1981
Oct 1900–May 1901 8-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
Oct 1900–May 1901 8-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2017
Sep 1900–May 1901 9-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1977
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1906
Aug 1900–May 1901 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1977
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1917, 1944, 1973, 1979
Jul 1900–May 1901 11-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1977
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1911, 1930, 1947, 1959, 2009
Jun 1900–May 1901 12-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1977
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1912, 1919, 1930, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1979
Dec 1899–May 1901 18-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1902, 1941, 1970
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1919, 1983
Jun 1899–May 1901 24-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1978
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1916, 1924, 1942, 2010
Jun 1898–May 1901 36-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1970
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1903, 1907, 1912, 1917, 1926
Jun 1897–May 1901 48-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1971
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1944, 1998
Jun 1896–May 1901 60-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1970
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1945, 1988, 1998

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings