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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1897 1-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	68.1°F (20.1°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2000
	Ties: 1966
Apr–May 1897 2-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1975
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2000
	Ties: 1931, 1987
Mar–May 1897 3-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1932
Feb–May 1897 4-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1933
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1924, 1939
Jan–May 1897 5-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1933
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1962
Dec 1896–May 1897 6-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1933
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
	Ties: 1921
Nov 1896–May 1897 7-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1933
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1960
Oct 1896–May 1897 8-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1960, 1969, 2010
Sep 1896–May 1897 9-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1960
Aug 1896–May 1897 10-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1906, 1987, 1998
Jul 1896–May 1897 11-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
	Ties: 1906
Jun 1896–May 1897 12-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1976
Dec 1895–May 1897 18-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1904, 1905, 1967, 1979
Jun 1895–May 1897 24-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1916, 1923, 1931, 1937, 1970, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings