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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1921

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1921 1-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2018
	Ties: 1932, 1969
Apr–May 1921 2-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	1896
	Ties: 1903, 2003
Mar–May 1921 3-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1960
Mar–May 1921 3-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–May 1921 4-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1960
Feb–May 1921 4-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–May 1921 5-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1978
Jan–May 1921 5-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1920–May 1921 6-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1978
Dec 1920–May 1921 6-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1920–May 1921 7-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1978
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 2002
Oct 1920–May 1921 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1978
Oct 1920–May 1921 8-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2017
Sep 1920–May 1921 9-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1978
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1974, 1999
Aug 1920–May 1921 10-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1922, 2000
Jul 1920–May 1921 11-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1937
Jun 1920–May 1921 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1977
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1953, 1955
Dec 1919–May 1921 18-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1979
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1937, 1956, 1988, 2004, 2009
Jun 1919–May 1921 24-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1978
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1949, 1987, 2001, 2009
Jun 1918–May 1921 36-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1979
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1924, 1937, 1956, 1957, 1974, 2004, 2009
Jun 1917–May 1921 48-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1980
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2019
	Ties: 1908, 1912, 1929, 1931, 1986, 1995, 1998
Jun 1916–May 1921 60-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1981
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2020
	Ties: 1907

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings