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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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Wichita Falls, 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	69.3°F (20.7°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1996
	Ties: 1992
Apr–May 1972 2-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907, 1931
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Mar–May 1972 3-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1931
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1927
Feb–May 1972 4-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1947
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Jan–May 1972 5-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1947
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1954
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1947, 1979
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1981
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1947
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2000
	Ties: 1986, 1995, 1996
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1958, 1960
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1992, 2002
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1958
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1976, 2002, 2013
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1958
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1964, 1989, 1996
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1960
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1934, 1938, 1964, 2005, 2007
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1936
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1954, 1964
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1930
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1964, 2002, 2011
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1930, 1937
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1975, 2010
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1931
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013
	Ties: 1939, 1953, 1989
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1931
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2002, 2014
	Ties: 1973
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1930, 1931, 1933
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013, 2016, 2020
	Ties: 1934, 1943, 1944, 1952, 1961, 1971, 1973

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/