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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: Alamosa Colorado Springs Grand Junction Pueblo

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Alamosa, Colorado

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	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1953
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1984, 2020
	Ties: 2016, 2017
Apr–May 1972 2-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1983
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1992
	Ties: 2021
Mar–May 1972 3-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1964
				11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1986, 2007, 2009
Feb–May 1972 4-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1984
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2020
Jan–May 1972 5-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1984
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1986, 2000
	Ties: 1978
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1984
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1956
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 2016
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	32.9°F (0.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973, 1984
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1969, 1990
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973, 1992
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1959, 1982, 1985
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1957, 1985
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973, 1984, 1992
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1993
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1955, 1963, 1970, 1991
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1993
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1964, 2010
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1994
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1969, 1971, 2008
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1994
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1958, 2011
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2020
	Ties: 1987, 1991

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/