Climate at a Glance
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Houston, Texas
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1978
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1978 1-Month |
78.0°F (25.6°C) | 77.3°F (25.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1931 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1990 | ||||||
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
73.5°F (23.1°C) | 73.8°F (23.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1931 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1974 | ||||||
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
68.7°F (20.4°C) | 70.4°F (21.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1931 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1973, 2013 | ||||||
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 67.3°F (19.6°C) |
-4.1°F (-2.3°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1931 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 64.6°F (18.1°C) |
-5.3°F (-2.9°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-4.5°F (-2.5°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 63.3°F (17.4°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1931 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 64.4°F (18.0°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
63.4°F (17.4°C) | 66.1°F (18.9°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
65.5°F (18.6°C) | 68.0°F (20.0°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1973 | ||||||
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
67.2°F (19.6°C) | 69.5°F (20.8°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.2°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
68.5°F (20.3°C) | 70.6°F (21.4°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
65.8°F (18.8°C) | 68.1°F (20.1°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1979 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
67.7°F (19.8°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
68.3°F (20.2°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1979 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
68.6°F (20.3°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1980 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
69.1°F (20.6°C) | 70.5°F (21.4°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1980 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1982 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/