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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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City: Norfolk Richmond Roanoke

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Roanoke, Virginia

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	63.1°F (17.3°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1967
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2018
Apr–May 1981 2-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1961
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2019
	Ties: 1974, 1994, 2016
Mar–May 1981 3-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1960
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1962
Feb–May 1981 4-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1958
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1968, 1987, 1988
Jan–May 1981 5-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1958, 1978
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
Dec 1980–May 1981 6-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
Nov 1980–May 1981 7-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1971, 1984
Oct 1980–May 1981 8-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1966, 1968
Sep 1980–May 1981 9-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1958, 1977
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1975, 1997
Aug 1980–May 1981 10-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1958, 1977
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1965, 1983, 1987, 1988
Jul 1980–May 1981 11-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1962
Jun 1980–May 1981 12-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1983
Dec 1979–May 1981 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1970
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1973, 1993
Jun 1979–May 1981 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1958, 1966, 1967, 1977, 1997, 2015
Jun 1978–May 1981 36-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1970, 1979
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2018, 2022
	Ties: 1983, 1984
Jun 1977–May 1981 48-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1980
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2022
	Ties: 1968, 1979
Jun 1976–May 1981 60-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1964, 1970, 1981
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1964, 1970

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/