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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1900

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1900 1-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
May 1900 1-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2018
Apr–May 1900 2-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1907
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	1896
	Ties: 1914, 1954, 1974, 1981, 2000, 2002
Mar–May 1900 3-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1960
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2012
	Ties: 1909, 2008
Feb–May 1900 4-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1960
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1926
Jan–May 1900 5-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1978
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1985
Dec 1899–May 1900 6-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1978
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1901
Nov 1899–May 1900 7-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1978
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1931, 2001
Oct 1899–May 1900 8-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1978
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1897, 1973, 1989, 2001
Sep 1899–May 1900 9-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1978
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1967
Aug 1899–May 1900 10-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1983, 1989, 2013
Jul 1899–May 1900 11-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1931, 1962, 1965
Jun 1899–May 1900 12-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1977
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1915, 1941
Dec 1898–May 1900 18-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1979
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1967, 1983
Jun 1898–May 1900 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1978
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1917, 1929, 2014
Jun 1897–May 1900 36-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1979
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1911, 1925, 1947, 1948, 1951
Jun 1896–May 1900 48-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1980
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1911, 1915, 1930, 2016
Jun 1895–May 1900 60-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1981
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1909, 1916, 1931, 1951, 1975, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 26, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings