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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1920 1-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018
	Ties: 1895, 1901, 1909, 1929, 1948
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Apr–May 1920 2-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1896
Mar–May 1920 3-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1960
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1951
Feb–May 1920 4-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1960
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1969, 1983
Jan–May 1920 5-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1978
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1917, 1961
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1978
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1926, 1971
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1978
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1980
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1978
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1906, 1964, 1997, 2003
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1978
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1956
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1973, 2010
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1931, 1962, 1965
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1977
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1916, 1930, 1985, 2009
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1979
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1945
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1978
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1909, 1914, 1915, 1936, 1988, 2002
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1979
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1966, 2015
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1980
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2019
	Ties: 1907, 1919, 1965, 1972
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1981
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1918, 1919, 1960, 1977

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings