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(map) Average temperature for May 2023 compared to the 1991-2020 average, with places that were warmer than average colored red, and places that were cooler than average colored blue. (graph) Global temperature each May from 1850 to 2023 compared to the 20th-century average, which is the zero line on the graph. The planet hasn't had a cooler-than-avearge May since the 1970s, and the past 9 Mays have ranked in the top 10 warmest Mays on record. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on data from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.