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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1944

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1944 1-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
May 1944 1-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
Apr–May 1944 2-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
Apr–May 1944 2-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1896
Mar–May 1944 3-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1960
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1953
Feb–May 1944 4-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1960
Feb–May 1944 4-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
Jan–May 1944 5-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1978
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1925
Dec 1943–May 1944 6-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1978
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1954, 1955, 1995
Nov 1943–May 1944 7-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1978
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1990
Oct 1943–May 1944 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1978
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1907, 1913, 1937, 1941, 1948, 1983
Sep 1943–May 1944 9-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1965
Aug 1943–May 1944 10-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1977
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1914, 1929, 1990
Jul 1943–May 1944 11-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1977
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1930, 1948
Jun 1943–May 1944 12-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1977
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1946, 1995, 2007
Dec 1942–May 1944 18-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1979
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1976, 1998, 2001
Jun 1942–May 1944 24-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1978
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1946, 1956, 1974, 2004
Jun 1941–May 1944 36-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1979
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1950, 2014
Jun 1940–May 1944 48-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1980
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2019
	Ties: 1925, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1992
Jun 1939–May 1944 60-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1981
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2020
	Ties: 1940, 1952, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999

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