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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1985 1-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
May 1985 1-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2001
Apr–May 1985 2-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1967
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1992
	Ties: 1924, 1996
Mar–May 1985 3-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1934
	Ties: 1900, 2002
Feb–May 1985 4-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
Feb–May 1985 4-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1934
Jan–May 1985 5-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1939
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1916, 1956, 1957, 1983
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1908, 1935, 1946, 1965, 1995
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1944, 1969, 1998, 1999
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1995
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1946, 1976
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1924, 1946, 1953, 1995
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1958, 1991
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1978, 1986, 2010, 2012
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1913, 1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1986
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1927, 1939, 1943, 1969
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1934, 1970, 1980
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1913, 1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1943, 1960, 1981, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings