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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 1997

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1997 1-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1967
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
Apr–May 1997 2-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1961
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2019
Mar–May 1997 3-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1960
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1969, 1989, 2005
Feb–May 1997 4-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Jan–May 1997 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958, 1978
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1967
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1965
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 2001
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1967, 1980
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958, 1977
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1975, 1981
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958, 1977
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1966, 1975, 1979
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1956, 1966, 1975, 1980, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2014
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 2014, 2015
Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1970
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1969
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1978
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1958, 1966, 1967, 1977, 1981, 2015
Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1970, 1979
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018, 2022
	Ties: 1951, 1957, 1975, 1989, 1994
Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1980
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2022
	Ties: 1953, 1954
Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1964, 1970, 1981
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1985

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/