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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1896 1-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
May 1896 1-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–May 1896 2-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	6.2°F (3.5°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1907
Apr–May 1896 2-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	6.2°F (3.5°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1896
Mar–May 1896 3-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1960
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1963, 1991
Feb–May 1896 4-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1960
Feb–May 1896 4-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–May 1896 5-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1978
Jan–May 1896 5-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1978
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1957
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1978
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1943, 1976, 2020
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1978
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1914, 1964, 2011
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1978
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1992, 2007, 2019
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1916, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1981, 1992, 2019
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1968, 1977
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1907, 1914, 1916, 1920, 1948, 1953
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1977
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1920, 1948, 1964

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings