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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1942 1-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1977
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2001
	Ties: 1991
Apr–May 1942 2-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1967
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1992
	Ties: 1963
Mar–May 1942 3-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1906, 1920, 1935
Feb–May 1942 4-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1964
Jan–May 1942 5-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1952, 1967
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1919, 1962, 1967, 1973, 1979
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1991, 1998
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1962, 1964, 1971
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1937, 1948
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1929, 1948
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1933
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1919, 1929, 1973, 1974
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913, 1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1925, 1930, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1999
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913, 1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1970, 1983, 2000
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1936, 1959, 1963, 1986
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913, 1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1934, 1987

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