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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1928

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1928 1-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1911, 1964, 1987
Apr–May 1928 2-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1951
Mar–May 1928 3-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1917
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1938, 1988, 1998, 2010
Feb–May 1928 4-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	39.0°F (3.9°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1918, 1993
Jan–May 1928 5-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	36.6°F (2.6°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1896, 1935, 1953
Dec 1927–May 1928 6-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1917
	33.8°F (1.0°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1897
Nov 1927–May 1928 7-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	34.4°F (1.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1974
Oct 1927–May 1928 8-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1945, 1974, 1991, 2013
Sep 1927–May 1928 9-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1936, 2019
Aug 1927–May 1928 10-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1955, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1985
Jul 1927–May 1928 11-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1939, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1983
Jun 1927–May 1928 12-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	1934
	Ties: 1908, 1921, 1926, 1966
Dec 1926–May 1928 18-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1913
	41.1°F (5.1°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
	Ties: 1907
Jun 1926–May 1928 24-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1913
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1927, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1988
Jun 1925–May 1928 36-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1914
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1904, 1923, 1948, 1951, 1968, 1980, 1984
Jun 1924–May 1928 48-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1915
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1911, 1945, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1985
Jun 1923–May 1928 60-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1917
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1912, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1973, 1974, 1976

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