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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1959 1-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1911
	Ties: 1922
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
	Ties: 1911, 1933
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1926
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1933
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.2°F (2.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1926
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.2°F (2.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1968
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1940
	33.3°F (0.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1984
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1904
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1904
	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1916, 1935, 2003, 2015
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1905
	33.5°F (0.8°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1971
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1905, 1918
	36.3°F (2.4°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1961
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904, 1905
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1941
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904, 1905
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1941
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1904
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1907
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1925, 1968, 1977
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2013
	Ties: 1920, 1963
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1906
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2013
	Ties: 1935, 1937, 1943, 1981
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2013
	Ties: 1913, 1915, 1921, 1936, 1941, 1965, 1996
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1908
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1922, 1924, 1931, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1961, 1964, 1974, 1983, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings