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New England Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1947 1-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1911, 2015
	Ties: 1906, 1920, 1968, 2002
Apr–May 1947 2-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
Apr–May 1947 2-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2010
Mar–May 1947 3-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1926
	39.0°F (3.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2010
	Ties: 1935, 1992
Feb–May 1947 4-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1923
	34.1°F (1.2°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2010
	Ties: 1962
Jan–May 1947 5-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1923
	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2010
	Ties: 1944, 1997
Dec 1946–May 1947 6-Month	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907, 1923
	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1946, 1962, 1977
Nov 1946–May 1947 7-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1962, 1966, 2019
Oct 1946–May 1947 8-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	32.8°F (0.4°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1974, 2001
Sep 1946–May 1947 9-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1952, 1976
Aug 1946–May 1947 10-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1919, 1937, 1992
Jul 1946–May 1947 11-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1937
Jun 1946–May 1947 12-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 2014
Dec 1945–May 1947 18-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1945, 1946
Jun 1945–May 1947 24-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2013
	Ties: 1937, 1945
Jun 1944–May 1947 36-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1906
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1974, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2005
Jun 1943–May 1947 48-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1939, 1948, 1961, 1974, 1981, 1982
Jun 1942–May 1947 60-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1908
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2013
	Ties: 1940, 1945, 1948, 1959, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings