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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2020

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2020 1-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018
	Ties: 1947
Apr–May 2020 2-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907
Apr–May 2020 2-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1896
Mar–May 2020 3-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1960
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2012
	Ties: 2018
Feb–May 2020 4-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1960
Feb–May 2020 4-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2012
Jan–May 2020 5-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1978
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2012
	Ties: 2019
Dec 2019–May 2020 6-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1978
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1998, 2022
Nov 2019–May 2020 7-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1978
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1995, 2006
Oct 2019–May 2020 8-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1978
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1903, 1922
Sep 2019–May 2020 9-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1978
Sep 2019–May 2020 9-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
Aug 2019–May 2020 10-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1977
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 1974, 1991, 1999, 2022
Jul 2019–May 2020 11-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1977
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 2000
Jun 2019–May 2020 12-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1977
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2017
	Ties: 1974, 2006, 2019, 2022
Dec 2018–May 2020 18-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1979
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 2000, 2013
Jun 2018–May 2020 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1978
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2017
	Ties: 1922, 2013
Jun 2017–May 2020 36-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1979
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018
	Ties: 1923, 1933, 2021, 2022
Jun 2016–May 2020 48-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1980
Jun 2016–May 2020 48-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2019
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1981
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings