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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1946 1-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
May 1946 1-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1911, 2015
Apr–May 1946 2-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2010
	Ties: 1971
Mar–May 1946 3-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1926
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2010
	Ties: 1931
Feb–May 1946 4-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1923
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2010
	Ties: 1922, 1964, 2001
Jan–May 1946 5-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1923
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2010
	Ties: 1975
Dec 1945–May 1946 6-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1907, 1923
Dec 1945–May 1946 6-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
Nov 1945–May 1946 7-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1993
Oct 1945–May 1946 8-Month	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1970
Sep 1945–May 1946 9-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	34.9°F (1.6°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1966, 1981
Aug 1945–May 1946 10-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1957, 1970
Jul 1945–May 1946 11-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1987
Jun 1945–May 1946 12-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1936, 1939, 1968, 1972
Dec 1944–May 1946 18-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2013
	Ties: 1945, 1947
Jun 1944–May 1946 24-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2013
	Ties: 1961, 1990, 2015
Jun 1943–May 1946 36-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1906
Jun 1943–May 1946 36-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Jun 1942–May 1946 48-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1907
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1935, 1938, 1942, 1959, 1971, 1972, 1973
Jun 1941–May 1946 60-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1908
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1935, 1942, 1961, 1981

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings