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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1986 1-Month	70.3°F (21.3°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	70.3°F (21.3°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	1896
	Ties: 2003
Apr–May 1986 2-Month	66.4°F (19.1°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1961
	66.4°F (19.1°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1896
	Ties: 1906, 1967, 1981
Mar–May 1986 3-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1931, 1960
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1970, 1979
Feb–May 1986 4-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1895
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1933, 1982, 1995, 2001, 2003
Jan–May 1986 5-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1940
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1903, 1967, 2004
Dec 1985–May 1986 6-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1940
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1897, 1994, 2005
Nov 1985–May 1986 7-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1940
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1921, 1989
Oct 1985–May 1986 8-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
Oct 1985–May 1986 8-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
Sep 1985–May 1986 9-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1937, 2000
Aug 1985–May 1986 10-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1933
Jul 1985–May 1986 11-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1955
Jun 1985–May 1986 12-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1907, 1995, 2007
Dec 1984–May 1986 18-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1902, 1941, 1970
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2017
	Ties: 1954, 1955
Jun 1984–May 1986 24-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1995
Jun 1983–May 1986 36-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1900, 1925, 1930, 1943, 1997, 2015
Jun 1982–May 1986 48-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1971
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1926, 1958, 1996
Jun 1981–May 1986 60-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1914, 1917, 1942, 1943

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings