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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1947 1-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	4.4°F (2.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1953
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	4.4°F (2.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1928
Apr–May 1947 2-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1975
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1994, 2009, 2021
Mar–May 1947 3-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1936, 1993
Feb–May 1947 4-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1933
Feb–May 1947 4-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
Jan–May 1947 5-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1928, 1936, 2001
Dec 1946–May 1947 6-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1994, 1997
Nov 1946–May 1947 7-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Nov 1946–May 1947 7-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
Oct 1946–May 1947 8-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1908, 1953, 1988
Sep 1946–May 1947 9-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1907
Aug 1946–May 1947 10-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1927, 1982
Jul 1946–May 1947 11-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1927, 1982, 2023
Jun 1946–May 1947 12-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1956, 1968, 1988
Dec 1945–May 1947 18-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917, 1933
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1986, 2010
Jun 1945–May 1947 24-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1931, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1986, 1994, 2011
Jun 1944–May 1947 36-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1923, 1925
Jun 1943–May 1947 48-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1910, 1924, 1932, 1948, 1975, 1976
Jun 1942–May 1947 60-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1967, 1979

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