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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1942 1-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
May 1942 1-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
Apr–May 1942 2-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1917
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1914, 2017
Mar–May 1942 3-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1899, 2008
Feb–May 1942 4-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	36.6°F (2.6°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1975
Jan–May 1942 5-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	33.5°F (0.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1922, 1933
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	32.5°F (0.3°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1944, 1949, 1955
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	32.9°F (0.5°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1939, 1968, 1993
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1931, 1960
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1949
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1920, 1952
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1979
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1966, 1979
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1943, 1945, 1958, 1963, 1965
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1914
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1945, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1981, 1994
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1915
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1958, 1961, 1967, 1987
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1943, 1954, 1955, 1984, 1985

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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