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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1936

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1936 1-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1911, 2015
	Ties: 1982
Apr–May 1936 2-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2010
	Ties: 1899, 1932, 1965, 1990, 2019
Mar–May 1936 3-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1926
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2010
	Ties: 2013
Feb–May 1936 4-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1923
	34.9°F (1.6°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2010
	Ties: 1930
Jan–May 1936 5-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1923
	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2010
	Ties: 1922, 1929, 1996
Dec 1935–May 1936 6-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1907, 1923
	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1927, 2015
Nov 1935–May 1936 7-Month	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1924, 1969, 1970
Oct 1935–May 1936 8-Month	32.0°F (0.0°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	32.0°F (0.0°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1924, 1938
Sep 1935–May 1936 9-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1909, 1941, 1968
Aug 1935–May 1936 10-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1901, 1939, 1968
Jul 1935–May 1936 11-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1972
Jun 1935–May 1936 12-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1939, 1946, 1968, 1972
Dec 1934–May 1936 18-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1915, 1920, 1941
Jun 1934–May 1936 24-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1905
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2013
	Ties: 1898, 1941, 1944
Jun 1933–May 1936 36-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1906
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1925, 1926
Jun 1932–May 1936 48-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1907
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2013
	Ties: 1901, 1913, 1930, 1966, 1968
Jun 1931–May 1936 60-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1908
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2013
	Ties: 1939, 1941

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings