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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1920 1-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2001
	Ties: 1913, 1932, 1999
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1967
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1992
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1934
	Ties: 1906, 1935, 1942
Feb–May 1920 4-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1938, 1949, 1956, 2010
Jan–May 1920 5-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1923, 1938, 1956, 1982
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1935
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1923, 1945, 1953, 1971
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1973, 1975
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1929, 1973
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1973
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1898
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1922
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1950
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913, 1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1910, 1914
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1913, 1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1925, 1945, 1964, 1965, 1976, 1977
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1913, 1917
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1916

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 20, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings