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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1947 1-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	67.2°F (19.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1925, 1929, 2013, 2016
Apr–May 1947 2-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1896
	Ties: 1958, 1989, 1995, 2005, 2007
Mar–May 1947 3-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1960
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1971
Feb–May 1947 4-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1960
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	55.9°F (13.3°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1958
Jan–May 1947 5-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1895
Dec 1946–May 1947 6-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1988
Nov 1946–May 1947 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1963
Oct 1946–May 1947 8-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1959, 1962, 1981, 1997, 2013
Sep 1946–May 1947 9-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1978
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1961, 1989, 2003
Aug 1946–May 1947 10-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1903, 2009
Jul 1946–May 1947 11-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1968, 1977
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1961, 2009
Jun 1946–May 1947 12-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1940, 1961, 1990, 2021
Dec 1945–May 1947 18-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1979, 1980
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1917, 1937, 2003
Jun 1945–May 1947 24-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1978
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1917, 1924, 1925, 1948, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1996
Jun 1944–May 1947 36-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1979
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1941
Jun 1943–May 1947 48-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1980
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2019
	Ties: 1927, 1932, 1941, 1944, 1992, 1999, 2015
Jun 1942–May 1947 60-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1980
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1912, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1948, 1954, 1999

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings