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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1920 1-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1896
	Ties: 1925, 1945, 1972, 1973, 1994
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1961
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1896
	Ties: 1917, 1989
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1931, 1960
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Feb–May 1920 4-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1895
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1969
Jan–May 1920 5-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1940
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1902, 1970, 1979
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1940
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1963, 1968, 1984
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1940
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1899, 1900
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1897, 2013, 2015
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1977
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1938, 1965, 1975, 2003, 2011
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1977
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1930, 1997
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1977
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1962
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1977
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1998
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1902, 1941, 1970
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1944, 1972, 1973, 2001, 2011
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1978
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1952, 1976, 1989, 2014
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1970
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1918, 1941, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1983, 1984
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1971
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1984
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1970
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1907, 1921, 1960

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings