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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2009

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2009 1-Month	70.6°F (21.4°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	70.6°F (21.4°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	1896
	Ties: 1948, 1952
Apr–May 2009 2-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1961
	66.2°F (19.0°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	1896
	Ties: 1954, 1994, 2003
Mar–May 2009 3-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1931, 1960
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1965, 1976, 1998
Feb–May 2009 4-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1895
Feb–May 2009 4-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012
Jan–May 2009 5-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1940
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1923, 1962, 1982, 1994
Dec 2008–May 2009 6-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1940
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1898, 1944, 1954, 1955
Nov 2008–May 2009 7-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1940
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1908, 1916, 1944, 1987
Oct 2008–May 2009 8-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1977
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1911, 2003
Sep 2008–May 2009 9-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1908, 1911, 1919, 1992, 2013
Aug 2008–May 2009 10-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1911, 1947, 1965, 1975, 1992, 1994, 2013
Jul 2008–May 2009 11-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1901, 1911, 1930, 1947, 1959
Jun 2008–May 2009 12-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1977
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1948, 1989, 2004, 2015
Dec 2007–May 2009 18-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	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: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1945, 2002
Jun 2007–May 2009 24-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1978
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2017
	Ties: 1949, 1953, 2006
Jun 2006–May 2009 36-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1970
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1999, 2007, 2016
Jun 2005–May 2009 48-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1971
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2019, 2020
	Ties: 2000, 2014
Jun 2004–May 2009 60-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1970
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2020
	Ties: 1936, 2002, 2008

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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