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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1917

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1917 1-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May 1917 1-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	1896
Apr–May 1917 2-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1961
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	1896
	Ties: 1920, 1989
Mar–May 1917 3-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1931, 1960
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1988
Feb–May 1917 4-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1895
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1964, 2005, 2010
Jan–May 1917 5-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1940
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1897, 1956
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1940
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012, 2017
Nov 1916–May 1917 7-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1940
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1973, 1994
Oct 1916–May 1917 8-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1934, 1944, 1959, 1967, 2011
Sep 1916–May 1917 9-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1979, 2014
Aug 1916–May 1917 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1912, 1944, 1973, 1979
Jul 1916–May 1917 11-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1967, 2014
Jun 1916–May 1917 12-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1975, 1982
Dec 1915–May 1917 18-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1902, 1941, 1970
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1921, 1989
Jun 1915–May 1917 24-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1978
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1936, 1948, 1996, 2015
Jun 1914–May 1917 36-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1970
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1907, 1912, 1926
Jun 1913–May 1917 48-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1971
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1921, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1960, 1985
Jun 1912–May 1917 60-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1970
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2020
	Ties: 1914, 1942, 1943, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings