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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1952 1-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1977
May 1952 1-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2001
Apr–May 1952 2-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1967
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1992
	Ties: 1993, 2002, 2006, 2015
Mar–May 1952 3-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1962
Feb–May 1952 4-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1934
	Ties: 1897
Jan–May 1952 5-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1942, 1967
Dec 1951–May 1952 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1964
Nov 1951–May 1952 7-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1964
Oct 1951–May 1952 8-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1898
Sep 1951–May 1952 9-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1915
Aug 1951–May 1952 10-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1919
Jul 1951–May 1952 11-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1915
Jun 1951–May 1952 12-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1911, 1944, 1973, 1983
Dec 1950–May 1952 18-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1906, 1915, 1930, 1946, 1969
Jun 1950–May 1952 24-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1919, 1947, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1984
Jun 1949–May 1952 36-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913, 1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1931, 1953, 1972
Jun 1948–May 1952 48-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1901, 1921, 1945
Jun 1947–May 1952 60-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913, 1917
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1922, 1925, 1950

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