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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1941

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1941 1-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
	Ties: 1966, 1984, 1989
Apr–May 1941 2-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 1958
Mar–May 1941 3-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1905, 1919, 1937
Feb–May 1941 4-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	39.3°F (4.1°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1932, 1978
Jan–May 1941 5-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	1934
	Ties: 1926, 1956
Dec 1940–May 1941 6-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	34.9°F (1.6°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 2011
Nov 1940–May 1941 7-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	34.3°F (1.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1936, 1961
Oct 1940–May 1941 8-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1997, 2001, 2014
Sep 1940–May 1941 9-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1927, 1972, 2001
Aug 1940–May 1941 10-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1927, 1972, 1982, 1991, 1998
Jul 1940–May 1941 11-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1982
Jun 1940–May 1941 12-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1963, 1991
Dec 1939–May 1941 18-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1913
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1986, 1992
Jun 1939–May 1941 24-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1913
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1981, 1990
Jun 1938–May 1941 36-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1914
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1990, 2010
Jun 1937–May 1941 48-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1915
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1957, 1989, 2010
Jun 1936–May 1941 60-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1956, 1981, 1994, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings