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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1974 1-Month	71.4°F (21.9°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
	71.4°F (21.9°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1896
	Ties: 1977
Apr–May 1974 2-Month	66.8°F (19.3°C)	66.1°F (18.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1961
	66.8°F (19.3°C)	66.1°F (18.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1896
	Ties: 1929
Mar–May 1974 3-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1960
	64.0°F (17.8°C)	62.0°F (16.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 2002, 2011
Feb–May 1974 4-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1895
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1948, 2002
Jan–May 1974 5-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1940
Jan–May 1974 5-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Dec 1973–May 1974 6-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1940
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1991, 2019, 2020
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1940
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012, 2017
Oct 1973–May 1974 8-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1991
Sep 1973–May 1974 9-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 2016
Aug 1973–May 1974 10-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1968, 1977
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 2016
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1968
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1968
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
Dec 1972–May 1974 18-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1902, 1905, 1970
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 2000
Jun 1972–May 1974 24-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1969
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1928, 1932, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1954, 1995
Jun 1971–May 1974 36-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1927, 1939, 1954, 1976, 1987, 1999
Jun 1970–May 1974 48-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1969, 1970
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1922, 1928, 1929, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1975, 1987, 1988
Jun 1969–May 1974 60-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1959

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings