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Divisional Rankings

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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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2018

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2018 1-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	9.1°F (5.1°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1907
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr–May 2018 2-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1907
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	1977
	Ties: 1899, 1912, 1914
Mar–May 2018 3-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1960
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1992, 1994
Feb–May 2018 4-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
Jan–May 2018 5-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1934, 1995, 2009, 2013
Dec 2017–May 2018 6-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1989
Nov 2017–May 2018 7-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1957
Oct 2017–May 2018 8-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1950, 1986
Sep 2017–May 2018 9-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 2021
Aug 2017–May 2018 10-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 2010, 2013
Jul 2017–May 2018 11-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1935, 1989, 2008
Jun 2017–May 2018 12-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1988, 2008, 2011
Dec 2016–May 2018 18-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1905
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
Jun 2016–May 2018 24-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1905
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
	Ties: 2000
Jun 2015–May 2018 36-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1905, 1906
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Jun 2014–May 2018 48-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1905
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 2020
Jun 2013–May 2018 60-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1905, 1906, 1908
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2020
	Ties: 1956, 1989

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/