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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1938 1-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
May 1938 1-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
Apr–May 1938 2-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2010
	Ties: 1934, 1970
Mar–May 1938 3-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1990
Feb–May 1938 4-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
Feb–May 1938 4-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
Jan–May 1938 5-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904, 1940
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1954, 1973, 1974, 1995, 2001, 2007
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	41.3°F (5.2°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1929, 1951
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1955
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 2015
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904, 1918
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1945
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1969, 1981, 1984, 2001
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1945, 1947, 1988
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1945, 1973, 2003
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1939, 1942, 1949, 1960, 1987, 1988
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1952, 1997
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1906
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2018, 2022
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1922, 1931, 1948
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019, 2022
	Ties: 1944, 1961, 1979, 1981
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1908
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1943, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings