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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1911

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1911 1-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1917
May 1911 1-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2018
Apr–May 1911 2-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1907
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	1896
	Ties: 1918, 1946, 1969
Mar–May 1911 3-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1909	1960
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1939
Feb–May 1911 4-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1960
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1935, 1954
Jan–May 1911 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1978
Jan–May 1911 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1910–May 1911 6-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1978
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1976, 2018
Nov 1910–May 1911 7-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1978
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2012
	Ties: 1962, 1988
Oct 1910–May 1911 8-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1978
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1934, 1943
Sep 1910–May 1911 9-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1978
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2017
	Ties: 1948
Aug 1910–May 1911 10-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1977
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1929, 1944, 1990
Jul 1910–May 1911 11-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1977
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1943
Jun 1910–May 1911 12-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1977
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2017
	Ties: 1965, 1989, 1990
Dec 1909–May 1911 18-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1979
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1965, 1966, 1984, 2014
Jun 1909–May 1911 24-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1978
Jun 1909–May 1911 24-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2017
Jun 1908–May 1911 36-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1979
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1909	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1908, 1925, 1947, 1948, 1951
Jun 1907–May 1911 48-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1980
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1900, 1915, 1930, 2016
Jun 1906–May 1911 60-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1910	1981
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1910, 1927, 1988, 1994

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings