Regional Rankings

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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1916 1-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1953
May 1916 1-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	1934
Apr–May 1916 2-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1975
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	1934
	Ties: 1948
Mar–May 1916 3-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 2002, 2005, 2006
Feb–May 1916 4-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1933
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1924, 1995
Jan–May 1916 5-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1908
Dec 1915–May 1916 6-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1931, 1935, 1965, 2019
Nov 1915–May 1916 7-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1911
Oct 1915–May 1916 8-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1905
Sep 1915–May 1916 9-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1919, 1925, 1967
Aug 1915–May 1916 10-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1905, 1907, 1998, 2011
Jul 1915–May 1916 11-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1905, 1914, 1976, 1998
Jun 1915–May 1916 12-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1914, 1921, 1939, 1972, 1991
Dec 1914–May 1916 18-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1917, 1933
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1984
Jun 1914–May 1916 24-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1900, 1915, 1943, 1952, 1955, 1975, 1980
Jun 1913–May 1916 36-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1932, 1945, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1976
Jun 1912–May 1916 48-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1912	2018
	Ties: 1919, 1951
Jun 1911–May 1916 60-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2018
	Ties: 1913, 1952

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings