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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2004

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2004 1-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	4.8°F (2.7°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
May 2004 1-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	4.8°F (2.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2018
Apr–May 2004 2-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1907
Apr–May 2004 2-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1896
Mar–May 2004 3-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1960
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2012
	Ties: 2017
Feb–May 2004 4-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1960
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1945, 1998, 2018
Jan–May 2004 5-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1954, 1955, 1986
Dec 2003–May 2004 6-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
Dec 2003–May 2004 6-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
Nov 2003–May 2004 7-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1998, 2007
Oct 2003–May 2004 8-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1949, 2005, 2006, 2019
Sep 2003–May 2004 9-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1935, 1942, 1986, 1998, 2008
Aug 2003–May 2004 10-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1977
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1935, 1946, 1955, 1972
Jul 2003–May 2004 11-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1977
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1946, 1992
Jun 2003–May 2004 12-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1977
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1919, 1923, 1986, 2005, 2021
Dec 2002–May 2004 18-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1979
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1930, 1937, 1956, 1988, 2009
Jun 2002–May 2004 24-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1978
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1945, 1946, 1956, 1974
Jun 2001–May 2004 36-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1979
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1924, 1937, 1956, 1957, 1974, 2009
Jun 2000–May 2004 48-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1980
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2019
	Ties: 1949, 1950, 2010
Jun 1999–May 2004 60-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1981
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2020
	Ties: 1924, 1946, 1956, 2010, 2016

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings