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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1942 1-Month	70.5°F (21.4°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1976
May 1942 1-Month	70.5°F (21.4°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1899
Apr–May 1942 2-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1997
	67.1°F (19.5°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1896
	Ties: 1958, 1981, 2000
Mar–May 1942 3-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1960
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1909
Feb–May 1942 4-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1960
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1996
Jan–May 1942 5-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940, 1978
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1926, 1947
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1959, 1988
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1973
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1944, 1975, 2009
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1928
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1908, 1943, 1987, 2011
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1986, 2007
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1914, 1936, 1948, 1990, 2005
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1978
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1901, 2002
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1970
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1965, 1972, 1983
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1971
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1959, 1997, 1998
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1971
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2020
	Ties: 1908, 1918, 1919, 1943, 1975, 1994

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings