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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2005

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2005 1-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
May 2005 1-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2018
Apr–May 2005 2-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	1896
	Ties: 1939, 1949, 1956, 1978
Mar–May 2005 3-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1960
Mar–May 2005 3-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
Feb–May 2005 4-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1960
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
	Ties: 1942
Jan–May 2005 5-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1945, 1992, 2018, 2022
Dec 2004–May 2005 6-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
Dec 2004–May 2005 6-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
Nov 2004–May 2005 7-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1978
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1946
Oct 2004–May 2005 8-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1978
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1949, 2004, 2006, 2019
Sep 2004–May 2005 9-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1978
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1949
Aug 2004–May 2005 10-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1977
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1919, 1986, 2007
Jul 2004–May 2005 11-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1977
	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1986
Jun 2004–May 2005 12-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1977
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1919, 1923, 1986, 2004, 2021
Dec 2003–May 2005 18-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1979
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2017
	Ties: 1909, 2003
Jun 2003–May 2005 24-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1978
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2017
	Ties: 2016
Jun 2002–May 2005 36-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1979
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1943, 1987, 1991, 1999
Jun 2001–May 2005 48-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1980
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2019
	Ties: 1937, 1945
Jun 2000–May 2005 60-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1981
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2020
	Ties: 1942, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1991, 1992, 2015

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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