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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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Wichita Falls, Texas

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1973

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1973 1-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	71.4°F (21.9°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1907
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1996
	Ties: 1929, 1946
Apr–May 1973 2-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1907, 1931
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Mar–May 1973 3-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1931
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1944, 1945, 1980
Feb–May 1973 4-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1947
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1949
Jan–May 1973 5-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1947
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1993
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1947, 1979
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1949
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-3.3°F (-1.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1947
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2000
	Ties: 1948
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958, 1960
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1960
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1947
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1936
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1930
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1950, 1961, 1978
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1930, 1937
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1944, 1966
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1931
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
	Ties: 1959, 1975, 1986
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1931
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2002, 2014
	Ties: 1972
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1930, 1931, 1933
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013, 2016, 2020
	Ties: 1934, 1943, 1944, 1952, 1961, 1971, 1972

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/