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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1949

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1949 1-Month	70.5°F (21.4°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
	70.5°F (21.4°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1896
	Ties: 1922, 2011, 2017
Apr–May 1949 2-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1961
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1896
	Ties: 1952, 1956, 1960
Mar–May 1949 3-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1931, 1960
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1975
Feb–May 1949 4-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1895
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1929, 1974
Jan–May 1949 5-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1940
Jan–May 1949 5-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2017
Dec 1948–May 1949 6-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1940
Dec 1948–May 1949 6-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012, 2017
Nov 1948–May 1949 7-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1940
Nov 1948–May 1949 7-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012, 2017
Oct 1948–May 1949 8-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1957, 2002
Sep 1948–May 1949 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1927
Aug 1948–May 1949 10-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1957
Jul 1948–May 1949 11-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 2000
Jun 1948–May 1949 12-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1927, 2006
Dec 1947–May 1949 18-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	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: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1953
Jun 1947–May 1949 24-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.6°F (17.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1978
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.6°F (17.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1953, 2006, 2009
Jun 1946–May 1949 36-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1970
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1898, 1924, 1937, 2010
Jun 1945–May 1949 48-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1971
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1924, 1925, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1975, 1994, 1999
Jun 1944–May 1949 60-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1970
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2020
	Ties: 1925, 1934, 1939, 1946, 1954, 1956, 1976, 1993, 1999

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings