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 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2017 1-Month |
60.57°F (15.87°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
0.37°F (0.20°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2017 2-Month |
57.18°F (13.99°C) | 55.62°F (13.12°C) |
1.56°F (0.87°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1907 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1941 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2017 3-Month |
53.51°F (11.95°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
2.59°F (1.44°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2007 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2017 4-Month |
50.43°F (10.24°C) | 46.65°F (8.14°C) |
3.78°F (2.10°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2017 5-Month |
47.05°F (8.36°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
3.71°F (2.06°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2017 6-Month |
44.70°F (7.06°C) | 41.57°F (5.32°C) |
3.13°F (1.74°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–May 2017 7-Month |
45.17°F (7.32°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
3.57°F (1.99°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–May 2017 8-Month |
46.74°F (8.19°C) | 43.16°F (6.20°C) |
3.58°F (1.99°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–May 2017 9-Month |
49.00°F (9.44°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
3.43°F (1.90°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2016–May 2017 10-Month |
51.46°F (10.81°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
3.23°F (1.79°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2016–May 2017 11-Month |
53.62°F (12.01°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
3.09°F (1.72°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2017 12-Month |
55.13°F (12.85°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
3.10°F (1.72°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–May 2017 18-Month |
51.83°F (11.02°C) | 48.53°F (9.18°C) |
3.30°F (1.84°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2017 24-Month |
55.06°F (12.81°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
3.05°F (1.69°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2017 36-Month |
54.48°F (12.49°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.48°F (1.38°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2017 48-Month |
53.92°F (12.18°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.93°F (1.07°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2017 60-Month |
53.80°F (12.11°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.82°F (1.01°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 20, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/