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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1944

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1944 1-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1977
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2001
	Ties: 1903, 1949, 1968
Apr–May 1944 2-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1967
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1992
	Ties: 1901, 1905, 1908, 1915, 1922, 1977, 1995
Mar–May 1944 3-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1999
Feb–May 1944 4-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1953
Jan–May 1944 5-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Jan–May 1944 5-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
Dec 1943–May 1944 6-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1911
Nov 1943–May 1944 7-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1915, 1969
Oct 1943–May 1944 8-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1969, 1985, 1998, 1999
Sep 1943–May 1944 9-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1925
Aug 1943–May 1944 10-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1910, 1945
Jul 1943–May 1944 11-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1971
Jun 1943–May 1944 12-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1911, 1952, 1973, 1983
Dec 1942–May 1944 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1928, 1958, 1962, 2011
Jun 1942–May 1944 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1913, 1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1963, 1983
Jun 1941–May 1944 36-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913, 1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1974
Jun 1940–May 1944 48-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1926, 1929, 1932, 1972
Jun 1939–May 1944 60-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1913, 1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1983

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings