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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1940

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1940 1-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
May 1940 1-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2015
Apr–May 1940 2-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1907
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2010
	Ties: 1928, 1966
Mar–May 1940 3-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
Mar–May 1940 3-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Feb–May 1940 4-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1907
Feb–May 1940 4-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Jan–May 1940 5-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-4.3°F (-2.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1904, 1940
	37.5°F (3.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-4.3°F (-2.3°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1904
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1904
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1904
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1904
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1904, 1918
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1963
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1904
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1926
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1978
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1915, 1936, 1968, 1979
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1906
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018, 2022
	Ties: 1914, 1930, 1935, 1966, 1969
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1907
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2019, 2022
	Ties: 1924, 1959, 1978
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1908
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1925, 1937, 1941, 1942, 1963, 1964, 1981, 1982

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings