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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1959 1-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	72.1°F (22.3°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1896
	Ties: 1915
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1961
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1896
	Ties: 1929, 1941, 1977, 2006
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1931, 1960
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1913, 1942
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1895
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1997, 2008
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1940
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012, 2017
	Ties: 2001
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1940
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1947, 1956, 2011, 2014
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1940
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1948, 1955, 2013
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1977
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1917, 1934, 1944, 1967, 2011
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1977
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1973, 1994
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1977
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1977
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1901, 1911, 1930, 1947, 2009
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1977
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1912, 1919, 1930, 1962, 1965, 1979
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1902, 1941, 1970
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1980
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1978
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1931, 1961, 1967
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1970
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1911, 1940, 1998
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1971
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1903, 1915, 1977
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1970
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1912, 1916, 1931, 1940, 1941, 1996, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings