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 2019
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2019 1-Month |
59.49°F (15.27°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
-0.71°F (-0.40°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–May 2019 2-Month |
56.16°F (13.42°C) | 55.62°F (13.12°C) |
0.54°F (0.30°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1907 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1897 | ||||||
Mar–May 2019 3-Month |
50.87°F (10.48°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1917 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1940 | ||||||
Feb–May 2019 4-Month |
46.11°F (7.84°C) | 46.64°F (8.13°C) |
-0.53°F (-0.29°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 2019 5-Month |
43.40°F (6.33°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
0.06°F (0.03°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2018–May 2019 6-Month |
42.09°F (5.61°C) | 41.58°F (5.32°C) |
0.51°F (0.29°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2018–May 2019 7-Month |
41.79°F (5.44°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
0.19°F (0.11°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2018–May 2019 8-Month |
43.28°F (6.27°C) | 43.16°F (6.20°C) |
0.12°F (0.07°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1980 | ||||||
Sep 2018–May 2019 9-Month |
45.97°F (7.76°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
0.40°F (0.22°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1955 | ||||||
Aug 2018–May 2019 10-Month |
48.73°F (9.29°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
0.50°F (0.27°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1911 | ||||||
Jul 2018–May 2019 11-Month |
51.16°F (10.64°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
0.63°F (0.35°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 2018–May 2019 12-Month |
52.86°F (11.59°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
0.83°F (0.46°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2017–May 2019 18-Month |
49.64°F (9.80°C) | 48.53°F (9.18°C) |
1.11°F (0.62°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2017–May 2019 24-Month |
53.27°F (11.82°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.26°F (0.70°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2016–May 2019 36-Month |
53.89°F (12.16°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.89°F (1.05°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 2015–May 2019 48-Month |
54.17°F (12.32°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.18°F (1.21°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 2014–May 2019 60-Month |
54.00°F (12.22°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
2.02°F (1.12°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1920 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/