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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2020

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2020 1-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1967
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018
	Ties: 1973
Apr–May 2020 2-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907
Apr–May 2020 2-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2019
Mar–May 2020 3-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1960
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2012
	Ties: 1963, 1990
Feb–May 2020 4-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1895
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1998
Jan–May 2020 5-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1978
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2012
	Ties: 1998
Dec 2019–May 2020 6-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1978
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 2016
Nov 2019–May 2020 7-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1974
Oct 2019–May 2020 8-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
Oct 2019–May 2020 8-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
Sep 2019–May 2020 9-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 2016
Aug 2019–May 2020 10-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 1991
Jul 2019–May 2020 11-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904, 1918
Jul 2019–May 2020 11-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
Jun 2019–May 2020 12-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012, 2017
	Ties: 2016
Dec 2018–May 2020 18-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1905
Dec 2018–May 2020 18-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
Jun 2018–May 2020 24-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1905
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 2012
Jun 2017–May 2020 36-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1906
Jun 2017–May 2020 36-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018
Jun 2016–May 2020 48-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1970
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2019, 2020
	Ties: 2019
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1970
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020

Citing This Page

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