Climate at a Glance
National 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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1920
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1920 1-Month |
59.31°F (15.17°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
-0.89°F (-0.50°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1960 | ||||||
Apr–May 1920 2-Month |
53.04°F (11.69°C) | 55.62°F (13.12°C) |
-2.58°F (-1.43°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1907 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 1934 | ||||
Mar–May 1920 3-Month |
48.79°F (9.33°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
-2.13°F (-1.18°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 1920 4-Month |
45.02°F (7.23°C) | 46.65°F (8.14°C) |
-1.63°F (-0.91°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 1920 5-Month |
41.86°F (5.48°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
-1.48°F (-0.82°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1919–May 1920 6-Month |
39.68°F (4.27°C) | 41.57°F (5.32°C) |
-1.89°F (-1.05°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1919–May 1920 7-Month |
39.63°F (4.24°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
-1.97°F (-1.09°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1919–May 1920 8-Month |
41.25°F (5.14°C) | 43.17°F (6.21°C) |
-1.92°F (-1.07°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1919–May 1920 9-Month |
43.96°F (6.64°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
-1.61°F (-0.90°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1919–May 1920 10-Month |
46.79°F (8.22°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
-1.44°F (-0.80°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1919–May 1920 11-Month |
49.29°F (9.61°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
-1.24°F (-0.68°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1919–May 1920 12-Month |
50.96°F (10.53°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
-1.07°F (-0.60°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1918–May 1920 18-Month |
47.91°F (8.84°C) | 48.54°F (9.19°C) |
-0.63°F (-0.35°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1918–May 1920 24-Month |
51.54°F (10.86°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
-0.47°F (-0.26°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1917–May 1920 36-Month |
51.40°F (10.78°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.60°F (-0.33°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1919 | 1918 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1916 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 1916–May 1920 48-Month |
51.01°F (10.56°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.98°F (-0.55°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1918 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 1915–May 1920 60-Month |
51.08°F (10.60°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.91°F (-0.51°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1920 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1919 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/