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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2003 1-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1911, 2015
	Ties: 2008
Apr–May 2003 2-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2010
	Ties: 1898, 1974, 1995
Mar–May 2003 3-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1926
	39.1°F (3.9°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2010
	Ties: 1905
Feb–May 2003 4-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1923
	33.2°F (0.7°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2010
	Ties: 1908, 1911, 1920, 1935
Jan–May 2003 5-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1923
	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2010
	Ties: 1940
Dec 2002–May 2003 6-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1907, 1923
	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1994
Nov 2002–May 2003 7-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
Nov 2002–May 2003 7-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
Oct 2002–May 2003 8-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1943
Sep 2002–May 2003 9-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
	34.0°F (1.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1927, 1944, 1971, 1977
Aug 2002–May 2003 10-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1925, 1930, 1941
Jul 2002–May 2003 11-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1971
Jun 2002–May 2003 12-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 1956
Dec 2001–May 2003 18-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1958, 1974, 1980, 2009
Jun 2001–May 2003 24-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
	Ties: 1933, 1950, 1953, 1991, 1998, 2001, 2014
Jun 2000–May 2003 36-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1906
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1998, 2015
Jun 1999–May 2003 48-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1907
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
	Ties: 1999
Jun 1998–May 2003 60-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1908
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
	Ties: 2000

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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