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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1917

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1917 1-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	-5.8°F (-3.2°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
May 1917 1-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	68.7°F (20.4°C)	-5.8°F (-3.2°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Apr–May 1917 2-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
Apr–May 1917 2-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	1896
Mar–May 1917 3-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1960
Mar–May 1917 3-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
Feb–May 1917 4-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1960
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1931, 1969, 1989
Jan–May 1917 5-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1978
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1918
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1978
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1926, 2021
Nov 1916–May 1917 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1978
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1988, 2003, 2010
Oct 1916–May 1917 8-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1978
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1961
Sep 1916–May 1917 9-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1978
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1997
Aug 1916–May 1917 10-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1961
Jul 1916–May 1917 11-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1968, 1977
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1963, 1989, 1990, 2003
Jun 1916–May 1917 12-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1941, 1959, 2001
Dec 1915–May 1917 18-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1979, 1980
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1947, 2003
Jun 1915–May 1917 24-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1978
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1912	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1924, 1925, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1996
Jun 1914–May 1917 36-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1979
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1913, 1930, 1958, 1959, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2010
Jun 1913–May 1917 48-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1980
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1912	2019
	Ties: 1951, 1952, 1966, 1987, 2016
Jun 1912–May 1917 60-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1980
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1915, 1965, 1966, 1987, 1998

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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