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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2002 1-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1978
Apr–May 2002 2-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1907
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1896
	Ties: 1900, 1914, 1954, 1974, 1981, 2000
Mar–May 2002 3-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1960
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2012
	Ties: 1973, 1976
Feb–May 2002 4-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1960
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1956, 1959, 2006
Jan–May 2002 5-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1903
Dec 2001–May 2002 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
Dec 2001–May 2002 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Nov 2001–May 2002 7-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1921
Oct 2001–May 2002 8-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1999
Sep 2001–May 2002 9-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1972
Aug 2001–May 2002 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 2008
Jul 2001–May 2002 11-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1935
Jun 2001–May 2002 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1903
Dec 2000–May 2002 18-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1957, 1986, 2011
Jun 2000–May 2002 24-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1978
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1909, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1936, 1988
Jun 1999–May 2002 36-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1979
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 1954, 1992
Jun 1998–May 2002 48-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1980
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1922, 1923, 1933, 2008
Jun 1997–May 2002 60-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1981
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020
	Ties: 1923, 1934, 2003, 2008, 2012

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