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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1923

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1923 1-Month	67.9°F (19.9°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1917
	67.9°F (19.9°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	1896
	Ties: 1921, 1931, 1960
Apr–May 1923 2-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1961
	64.8°F (18.2°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	1896
	Ties: 1951, 1966, 1972, 1988
Mar–May 1923 3-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1931, 1960
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
	Ties: 2014
Feb–May 1923 4-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1895
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1916, 1987
Jan–May 1923 5-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1940
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1962, 1982, 1994, 2009
Dec 1922–May 1923 6-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1940
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1989, 2015, 2021
Nov 1922–May 1923 7-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1940
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1913, 1937, 1938, 1965, 1975
Oct 1922–May 1923 8-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1977
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1921, 1925, 1952, 2007
Sep 1922–May 1923 9-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1977
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1921, 1952, 1990
Aug 1922–May 1923 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1916, 1929, 1948
Jul 1922–May 1923 11-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1977
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1921, 1929, 1987, 1990, 2011
Jun 1922–May 1923 12-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1977
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1939, 1987, 1990
Dec 1921–May 1923 18-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1902, 1941, 1970
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1949, 1953
Jun 1921–May 1923 24-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1978
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1992, 1999, 2008
Jun 1920–May 1923 36-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1970
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1950, 1992, 2001, 2014
Jun 1919–May 1923 48-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1971
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1955, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2015
Jun 1918–May 1923 60-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1970
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1933, 1937, 1952, 1957, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004

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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