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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1896 1-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	2001
	Ties: 1957
Apr–May 1896 2-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1967
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1992
	Ties: 1975
Mar–May 1896 3-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1934
	Ties: 1963
Feb–May 1896 4-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1895	1934
	Ties: 1919, 1962
Jan–May 1896 5-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1927, 1946, 1963, 1965
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1908, 1953, 1977, 1999
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1906
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1967
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1979, 1983
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1915, 1962, 1969
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1919, 1973
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1915

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings