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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1950 1-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1934
	Ties: 1930, 2011
Apr–May 1950 2-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1934
	Ties: 1908, 2011
Mar–May 1950 3-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
Mar–May 1950 3-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Feb–May 1950 4-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1934
	Ties: 1961, 2021
Jan–May 1950 5-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1978
Dec 1949–May 1950 6-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1951
Nov 1949–May 1950 7-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	35.4°F (1.9°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 2007
Oct 1949–May 1950 8-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	36.5°F (2.5°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1995, 2011
Sep 1949–May 1950 9-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1951, 1982, 2014
Aug 1949–May 1950 10-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1934
	Ties: 1946, 1990, 2013
Jul 1949–May 1950 11-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1934
	Ties: 1946, 1959, 1998, 2007
Jun 1949–May 1950 12-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1961, 1987
Dec 1948–May 1950 18-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1932, 1948, 1968, 1971
Jun 1948–May 1950 24-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1922, 1926
Jun 1947–May 1950 36-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1914
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1962
Jun 1946–May 1950 48-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1915
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1951, 1977
Jun 1945–May 1950 60-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1948, 1951, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings