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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1941

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1941 1-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
	Ties: 1934, 2000
Apr–May 1941 2-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
Apr–May 1941 2-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1896
Mar–May 1941 3-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1960
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1934, 1990
Feb–May 1941 4-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1960
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1937
Jan–May 1941 5-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1997
Dec 1940–May 1941 6-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1965, 1973, 1986
Nov 1940–May 1941 7-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1945, 1985, 2009
Oct 1940–May 1941 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1907, 1937, 1944, 1983
Sep 1940–May 1941 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1928, 1929, 1983
Aug 1940–May 1941 10-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1943, 2003, 2009
Jul 1940–May 1941 11-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1985, 1989, 2009
Jun 1940–May 1941 12-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1915
Dec 1939–May 1941 18-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1979
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1960, 1963, 1997, 2015
Jun 1939–May 1941 24-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1978
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1966
Jun 1938–May 1941 36-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1979
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1910, 1929, 1942, 1975, 2016
Jun 1937–May 1941 48-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1980
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1916, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1975, 1987
Jun 1936–May 1941 60-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1981
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1932, 1945, 1950, 2000, 2011, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings