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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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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

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	56.4°F (13.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1947
				8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1982
	Ties: 1978, 2018
Apr–May 1972 2-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1947
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2010
	Ties: 1948, 1989
Mar–May 1972 3-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1950
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2010
Feb–May 1972 4-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010
	Ties: 1940, 1971, 1979, 1994
Jan–May 1972 5-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1978
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1978
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1957, 1962, 1968
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month	34.3°F (1.3°C)	35.0°F (1.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1933, 2003
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1975
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1945, 1951, 1968, 1974
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1934
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1935
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1947
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1935
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1970
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1936
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1961, 1978, 1982
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1937
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013
	Ties: 1961, 1962, 1970, 1971
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1938
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2013
	Ties: 1962, 1965, 1973

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/