Regional Rankings

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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1987 1-Month	71.5°F (21.9°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	71.5°F (21.9°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1896
	Ties: 1918
Apr–May 1987 2-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1961
	65.3°F (18.5°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1896
	Ties: 1898, 1921, 1950, 2013, 2020
Mar–May 1987 3-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1931, 1960
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1916
Feb–May 1987 4-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1895
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1981
Jan–May 1987 5-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1940
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1993
Dec 1986–May 1987 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1940
Dec 1986–May 1987 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012, 2017
Nov 1986–May 1987 7-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1940
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1908, 1916, 1944, 2009
Oct 1986–May 1987 8-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1946, 1975, 1989
Sep 1986–May 1987 9-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1925, 1942, 1955, 2004
Aug 1986–May 1987 10-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1953, 1954, 1998, 2005
Jul 1986–May 1987 11-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1921, 1923, 1929, 1990, 2011
Jun 1986–May 1987 12-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1977
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1923, 1939, 1990
Dec 1985–May 1987 18-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1902, 1941, 1970
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1998
Jun 1985–May 1987 24-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1978
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1975, 2003
Jun 1984–May 1987 36-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1951, 1957, 1976, 1993
Jun 1983–May 1987 48-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1971
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1976, 1990
Jun 1982–May 1987 60-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1922, 1928, 1958, 1974

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings