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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1981

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1981 1-Month	74.5°F (23.6°C)	74.8°F (23.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1996
	Ties: 1925, 2011
Apr–May 1981 2-Month	70.2°F (21.2°C)	70.2°F (21.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1983
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2018
	Ties: 1960
Mar–May 1981 3-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1973
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1966, 1978, 1999, 2015
Feb–May 1981 4-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1973
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2018
	Ties: 1938, 2007
Jan–May 1981 5-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1973
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2000, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1902, 1921, 2015
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1935
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1959, 1972
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1923, 1952
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1941, 1963, 1972, 1997
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1902
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913, 1977
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1932, 1950, 2008, 2009
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1937
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1913
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1944, 1947, 1979, 1991
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1915
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1949, 1962, 1980
Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1915
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1933, 1950, 1961, 1995
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1916, 1977
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2021
	Ties: 1910, 1973, 1989

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/