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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1962 1-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1977
May 1962 1-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2001
Apr–May 1962 2-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1967
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1992
	Ties: 1979, 2008
Mar–May 1962 3-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1952
Feb–May 1962 4-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
	Ties: 1896, 1919
Jan–May 1962 5-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1918
Dec 1961–May 1962 6-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1919, 1942, 1967, 1973, 1979
Nov 1961–May 1962 7-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1979
Oct 1961–May 1962 8-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1942, 1964, 1971
Sep 1961–May 1962 9-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1909
Aug 1961–May 1962 10-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1908, 1915, 1969
Jul 1961–May 1962 11-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1910, 1979
Jun 1961–May 1962 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1904, 1907, 1935, 1953, 1965, 1972, 1976
Dec 1960–May 1962 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1928, 1944, 1958, 2011
Jun 1960–May 1962 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913, 1917
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1969, 2011
Jun 1959–May 1962 36-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913, 1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
	Ties: 1981, 1995
Jun 1958–May 1962 48-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1941, 1961, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2011
Jun 1957–May 1962 60-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1913, 1917
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1961, 1963, 1982, 1991, 2002

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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