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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 1979

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1979 1-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	71.3°F (21.8°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1907
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1996
	Ties: 2015
Apr–May 1979 2-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1907, 1931
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1940, 1950, 1994
Mar–May 1979 3-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1931
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1987, 2002
Feb–May 1979 4-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1947
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Jan–May 1979 5-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-4.6°F (-2.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1947
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1978
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1947, 1979
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1947
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1947
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2000
	Ties: 1960
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958, 1960
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1958
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
	Ties: 1968
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1958
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1951, 1968
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1960
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1936
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1975, 1983, 1988, 2010
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1930
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1941, 1958, 1960, 1980
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1930, 1937
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1941, 1943, 1949, 1952, 1980
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1931
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1931
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2002, 2014
	Ties: 1943, 1944, 1960, 1962, 1978
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1930, 1931, 1933
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013, 2016, 2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/