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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1938 1-Month	70.9°F (21.6°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	70.9°F (21.6°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1896
	Ties: 1941, 1982
Apr–May 1938 2-Month	66.7°F (19.3°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1961
	66.7°F (19.3°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1896
	Ties: 1914, 1962, 2014
Mar–May 1938 3-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1931, 1960
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
	Ties: 2019
Feb–May 1938 4-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1895
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
	Ties: 1945
Jan–May 1938 5-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940
Jan–May 1938 5-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012, 2017
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1921
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1913, 1923, 1937, 1965, 1975
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1947, 1954, 1997, 1998
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1930, 1965, 1975, 2003, 2011
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1962, 2003, 2015
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1976, 1992, 1997, 2015
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1985, 1994, 2003, 2005
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1902, 1941, 1970
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1935, 1946, 1957, 1975, 1990
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1975, 1987, 2003
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1970
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1899, 1928, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1956, 2011
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1971
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1946, 1956, 1974, 1988, 1989, 2004
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1970
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1924, 1926, 1929, 1951, 1955, 1989, 1990, 2005

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