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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1936

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1936 1-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1977
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2001
	Ties: 1976, 2004
Apr–May 1936 2-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1967
Apr–May 1936 2-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1992
Mar–May 1936 3-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1972, 1986, 1993
Feb–May 1936 4-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1924, 1943, 1968, 2012
Jan–May 1936 5-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1994
Dec 1935–May 1936 6-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
Dec 1935–May 1936 6-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Nov 1935–May 1936 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1968, 2005, 2019
Oct 1935–May 1936 8-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1938, 1963, 1970
Sep 1935–May 1936 9-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1987
Aug 1935–May 1936 10-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1941, 2005
Jul 1935–May 1936 11-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1961
Jun 1935–May 1936 12-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1931, 1954, 1970, 1990, 1994
Dec 1934–May 1936 18-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1932, 1939, 1943, 1954, 1980
Jun 1934–May 1936 24-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1954
Jun 1933–May 1936 36-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1913, 1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1941, 1960, 1992, 2011
Jun 1932–May 1936 48-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1942, 1959, 1963, 1986
Jun 1931–May 1936 60-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1937, 1964, 1980

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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