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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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Phoenix, Arizona

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1956

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1956 1-Month	81.6°F (27.6°C)	81.9°F (27.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1953
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1997
	Ties: 1939, 1987
Apr–May 1956 2-Month	75.5°F (24.2°C)	77.2°F (25.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2000
	Ties: 1974
Mar–May 1956 3-Month	72.0°F (22.2°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
Feb–May 1956 4-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	69.8°F (21.0°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1939
Jan–May 1956 5-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	67.1°F (19.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2014
	Ties: 1969
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	65.1°F (18.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1988
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1966, 1995, 2001, 2010
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1973
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1966
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	68.8°F (20.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1973
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1951, 1961, 1994, 2010
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	71.2°F (21.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1973
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1966, 1991, 1998
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month	71.9°F (22.2°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1957
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month	73.1°F (22.8°C)	74.7°F (23.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1942
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1966, 1974
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	71.6°F (22.0°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1965
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1983
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month	72.8°F (22.7°C)	74.8°F (23.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1953
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1977, 1980
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month	73.2°F (22.9°C)	74.7°F (23.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1969, 1970, 1979
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month	73.0°F (22.8°C)	74.7°F (23.7°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1975, 1976
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1954, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1978
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month	72.8°F (22.7°C)	74.7°F (23.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1977
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1955, 1974

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/