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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1972 1-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2001
	Ties: 2005, 2023
Apr–May 1972 2-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1967
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1992
	Ties: 1914
Mar–May 1972 3-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1934
	Ties: 1936, 1986, 1993
Feb–May 1972 4-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Feb–May 1972 4-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
Jan–May 1972 5-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1978, 1989
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1963, 1993
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1918, 1977
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1995, 2010
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1916, 1945, 1967, 1974, 1998
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1950, 1958, 1967, 1991, 1999
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1976
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1904, 1907, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1965, 1976
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1955, 1964, 1965, 1999
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913, 1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1925, 1930, 1942, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1999
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1913, 1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1931, 1952, 1953
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1926, 1929, 1932, 1944
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1978

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