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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1898 1-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1911, 2015
	Ties: 1963
Apr–May 1898 2-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2010
	Ties: 1900, 1940, 1974
Mar–May 1898 3-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1926
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2010
	Ties: 1918, 1919, 1962, 1990, 2001
Feb–May 1898 4-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1923
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2010
	Ties: 1952, 1984
Jan–May 1898 5-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1923
	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2010
	Ties: 1984, 1985
Dec 1897–May 1898 6-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907, 1923
	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1989
Nov 1897–May 1898 7-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1962, 1966, 2019
Oct 1897–May 1898 8-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	32.3°F (0.2°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1981
Sep 1897–May 1898 9-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	34.8°F (1.6°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1938, 1972
Aug 1897–May 1898 10-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1936, 1939, 1968
Jul 1897–May 1898 11-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1939, 1957, 1968, 1970
Jun 1897–May 1898 12-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1930, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1977
Dec 1896–May 1898 18-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1925, 1934, 1968
Jun 1896–May 1898 24-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1905
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1936, 1941, 1944
Jun 1895–May 1898 36-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1906
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1935, 1967

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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