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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2002 1-Month	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1896
	Ties: 1926
Apr–May 2002 2-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1961
Apr–May 2002 2-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	1896
Mar–May 2002 3-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1931, 1960
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1953, 1995, 2000
Feb–May 2002 4-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1895
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1925
Jan–May 2002 5-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1940
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1911, 1922, 2000
Dec 2001–May 2002 6-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1940
Dec 2001–May 2002 6-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2012, 2017
Nov 2001–May 2002 7-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1940
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1974
Oct 2001–May 2002 8-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1949, 1957
Sep 2001–May 2002 9-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1957, 2008, 2021
Aug 2001–May 2002 10-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 2006, 2021
Jul 2001–May 2002 11-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1950, 1957, 2018
Jun 2001–May 2002 12-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1957, 2000, 2018
Dec 2000–May 2002 18-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1902, 1941, 1970
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1945, 2009
Jun 2000–May 2002 24-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1913, 1944, 1945, 1957, 2001, 2004, 2005
Jun 1999–May 2002 36-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1970
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1955, 2004, 2006
Jun 1998–May 2002 48-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1971
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019, 2020
	Ties: 2008
Jun 1997–May 2002 60-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020
	Ties: 1936, 2008, 2009

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings