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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1938 1-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1977
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2001
	Ties: 1922, 1923, 1978
Apr–May 1938 2-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1967
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1992
	Ties: 1960
Mar–May 1938 3-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1934
	Ties: 1907, 1921, 1929, 1995
Feb–May 1938 4-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1920, 1949, 1956, 2010
Jan–May 1938 5-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1923, 1956, 1982
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1910, 2008
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1966, 1993
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1936, 1963, 1970
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1941, 2005
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1941, 2005
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1960, 1980, 1988, 1994, 2005
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1987, 2008
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1907, 1914, 1924, 1948, 1957, 1975
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1932, 1937, 1944, 1963, 1983
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1932, 1934, 1968, 1979
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1931, 1935, 1954, 1968, 1978, 1979
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1984

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