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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1953 1-Month	73.9°F (23.3°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May 1953 1-Month	73.9°F (23.3°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	1896
Apr–May 1953 2-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1961
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	1896
	Ties: 1922, 1927, 1977, 2022
Mar–May 1953 3-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1931, 1960
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1995, 2000, 2002
Feb–May 1953 4-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1895
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1946
Jan–May 1953 5-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1940
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1921, 1932, 1945, 1957
Dec 1952–May 1953 6-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1940
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1913, 1952, 1972, 2000
Nov 1952–May 1953 7-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1940
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1990, 2006
Oct 1952–May 1953 8-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1916, 1919, 1948, 2004
Sep 1952–May 1953 9-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1943, 1954, 1976, 1998
Aug 1952–May 1953 10-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1954, 1987, 1998, 2005
Jul 1952–May 1953 11-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1909, 1942
Jun 1952–May 1953 12-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1955
Dec 1951–May 1953 18-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	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: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1949
Jun 1951–May 1953 24-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1978
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1949, 2006, 2009
Jun 1950–May 1953 36-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1970
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1899, 1928, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1956, 2011
Jun 1949–May 1953 48-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1971
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1924, 1925, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1975, 1994, 1999
Jun 1948–May 1953 60-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1970
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1935, 1950, 1991, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings