Climate at a Glance
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Houston, Texas
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1972 1-Month |
75.1°F (23.9°C) | 77.3°F (25.2°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.3°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
73.9°F (23.3°C) | 73.8°F (23.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1986, 1989 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
71.1°F (21.7°C) | 70.4°F (21.3°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2009 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
67.7°F (19.8°C) | 67.2°F (19.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2004 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
65.8°F (18.8°C) | 64.6°F (18.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
65.1°F (18.4°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
65.9°F (18.8°C) | 64.4°F (18.0°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1974, 2005, 2011 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
67.3°F (19.6°C) | 66.1°F (18.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
68.7°F (20.4°C) | 68.0°F (20.0°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
70.1°F (21.2°C) | 69.5°F (20.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 1974, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
71.0°F (21.7°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1986, 2004 | ||||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
68.6°F (20.3°C) | 68.1°F (20.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
70.5°F (21.4°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1950, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
70.1°F (21.2°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1952, 1993, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
69.8°F (21.0°C) | 70.4°F (21.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1980 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1987, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
69.6°F (20.9°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1980 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/