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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2008
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2008 1-Month |
59.36°F (15.20°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
-0.84°F (-0.47°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2008 2-Month |
54.88°F (12.71°C) | 55.63°F (13.13°C) |
-0.75°F (-0.42°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1907 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2008 3-Month |
50.54°F (10.30°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
-0.38°F (-0.21°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1957 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2008 4-Month |
46.58°F (8.10°C) | 46.64°F (8.13°C) |
-0.06°F (-0.03°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2008 5-Month |
43.32°F (6.29°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
-0.02°F (-0.01°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2007–May 2008 6-Month |
41.64°F (5.36°C) | 41.58°F (5.32°C) |
0.06°F (0.04°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–May 2008 7-Month |
41.97°F (5.54°C) | 41.59°F (5.33°C) |
0.38°F (0.21°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2007–May 2008 8-Month |
43.81°F (6.56°C) | 43.16°F (6.20°C) |
0.65°F (0.36°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Sep 2007–May 2008 9-Month |
46.33°F (7.96°C) | 45.58°F (7.54°C) |
0.75°F (0.42°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2007–May 2008 10-Month |
49.16°F (9.53°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
0.93°F (0.51°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1917 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Jul 2007–May 2008 11-Month |
51.48°F (10.82°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
0.95°F (0.53°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1917 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2008 12-Month |
53.01°F (11.67°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
0.98°F (0.54°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2006–May 2008 18-Month |
49.83°F (9.91°C) | 48.53°F (9.18°C) |
1.30°F (0.73°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1918 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
Jun 2006–May 2008 24-Month |
53.23°F (11.79°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.21°F (0.67°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1918 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2005–May 2008 36-Month |
53.60°F (12.00°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.60°F (0.89°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1918 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2004–May 2008 48-Month |
53.46°F (11.92°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.48°F (0.82°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1918 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2003–May 2008 60-Month |
53.49°F (11.94°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.51°F (0.84°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1920 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/