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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1943 1-Month	71.8°F (22.1°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	71.8°F (22.1°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1896
	Ties: 1944, 1955, 2015
Apr–May 1943 2-Month	66.3°F (19.1°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1961
	66.3°F (19.1°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1896
	Ties: 1900, 1911, 1916, 1974, 2016
Mar–May 1943 3-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1931, 1960
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1930, 1956, 1989
Feb–May 1943 4-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1895
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1910
Jan–May 1943 5-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1940
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1965, 1972, 2015
Dec 1942–May 1943 6-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1940
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1903
Nov 1942–May 1943 7-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1940
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2017
	Ties: 2005
Oct 1942–May 1943 8-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1977
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1975, 1987, 1989
Sep 1942–May 1943 9-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1953, 1954, 1976, 1998
Aug 1942–May 1943 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1962, 2003, 2015
Jul 1942–May 1943 11-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1925, 1946, 1948, 1985, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2005
Jun 1942–May 1943 12-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1909, 1921, 1925, 1929, 1946, 1954
Dec 1941–May 1943 18-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1902, 1941, 1970
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1937, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1951, 2004, 2014, 2015
Jun 1941–May 1943 24-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1978
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1990
Jun 1940–May 1943 36-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1970
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1900, 1925, 1930, 1986, 1997, 2015
Jun 1939–May 1943 48-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1971
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1917, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1960, 1985
Jun 1938–May 1943 60-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1970
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020
	Ties: 1914, 1917, 1942, 1986

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