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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1895

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1895 1-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1977
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2001
	Ties: 1951, 1983, 1994
Apr–May 1895 2-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1967
Apr–May 1895 2-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1992
Mar–May 1895 3-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1897, 1919, 1956
Feb–May 1895 4-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1951, 1973, 1979, 1980
Jan–May 1895 5-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1950, 1957

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings