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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1937

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1937 1-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	1911, 2015
	Ties: 1981
Apr–May 1937 2-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2010
	Ties: 1968
Mar–May 1937 3-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1926
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2010
	Ties: 1911, 1966
Feb–May 1937 4-Month	35.6°F (2.0°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1923
	35.6°F (2.0°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2010
	Ties: 1915, 1933, 1979
Jan–May 1937 5-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1923
	33.4°F (0.8°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2010
	Ties: 1903, 2000
Dec 1936–May 1937 6-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1907, 1923
Dec 1936–May 1937 6-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
Nov 1936–May 1937 7-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1975, 2009
Oct 1936–May 1937 8-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	33.1°F (0.6°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1952
Sep 1936–May 1937 9-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1952, 1976
Aug 1936–May 1937 10-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1919, 1947, 1992
Jul 1936–May 1937 11-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1947
Jun 1936–May 1937 12-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1996, 2005, 2015
Dec 1935–May 1937 18-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1939, 1943, 1962, 1970
Jun 1935–May 1937 24-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2013
	Ties: 1945, 1947
Jun 1934–May 1937 36-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1906
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1915, 1923, 1930, 1968, 1979
Jun 1933–May 1937 48-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
	41.4°F (5.2°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2013
	Ties: 1904, 1910, 1914
Jun 1932–May 1937 60-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1908
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2013
	Ties: 1902, 1913, 1925, 1969

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings