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 2015
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2015 1-Month |
60.84°F (16.02°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
0.64°F (0.35°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
Apr–May 2015 2-Month |
57.04°F (13.91°C) | 55.63°F (13.13°C) |
1.41°F (0.78°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1907 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1981 | ||||||
Mar–May 2015 3-Month |
53.16°F (11.76°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
2.24°F (1.25°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 2015 4-Month |
48.12°F (8.96°C) | 46.65°F (8.14°C) |
1.47°F (0.82°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 2015 5-Month |
45.11°F (7.28°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
1.77°F (0.98°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2014–May 2015 6-Month |
43.73°F (6.52°C) | 41.58°F (5.32°C) |
2.15°F (1.20°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2014–May 2015 7-Month |
43.09°F (6.16°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
1.49°F (0.83°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2014–May 2015 8-Month |
44.82°F (7.12°C) | 43.17°F (6.21°C) |
1.65°F (0.91°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 2014–May 2015 9-Month |
47.19°F (8.44°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
1.62°F (0.90°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 2014–May 2015 10-Month |
49.70°F (9.83°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
1.47°F (0.81°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2014–May 2015 11-Month |
51.84°F (11.02°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
1.31°F (0.73°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 2014–May 2015 12-Month |
53.32°F (11.84°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.29°F (0.71°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2013–May 2015 18-Month |
49.28°F (9.60°C) | 48.53°F (9.18°C) |
0.75°F (0.42°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1918 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2013–May 2015 24-Month |
52.78°F (11.54°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.76°F (0.42°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1918 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2012–May 2015 36-Month |
52.95°F (11.64°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.95°F (0.53°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1918 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 2011–May 2015 48-Month |
53.54°F (11.97°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.55°F (0.86°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1918 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 2010–May 2015 60-Month |
53.39°F (11.88°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.41°F (0.78°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1920 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/