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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2020 1-Month |
60.91°F (16.06°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
0.71°F (0.39°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2020 2-Month |
55.90°F (13.28°C) | 55.63°F (13.13°C) |
0.27°F (0.15°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1907 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2020 3-Month |
52.62°F (11.46°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
1.70°F (0.95°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2020 4-Month |
48.51°F (9.17°C) | 46.64°F (8.13°C) |
1.87°F (1.04°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2020 5-Month |
45.92°F (7.73°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
2.58°F (1.43°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–May 2020 6-Month |
44.34°F (6.86°C) | 41.57°F (5.32°C) |
2.77°F (1.54°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–May 2020 7-Month |
43.88°F (6.60°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
2.28°F (1.27°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–May 2020 8-Month |
44.90°F (7.17°C) | 43.16°F (6.20°C) |
1.74°F (0.97°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Sep 2019–May 2020 9-Month |
47.51°F (8.62°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
1.94°F (1.08°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–May 2020 10-Month |
50.14°F (10.08°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
1.91°F (1.06°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–May 2020 11-Month |
52.36°F (11.31°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
1.83°F (1.02°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2020 12-Month |
53.72°F (12.07°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.70°F (0.95°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2020 18-Month |
49.85°F (9.92°C) | 48.54°F (9.19°C) |
1.31°F (0.73°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2020 24-Month |
53.29°F (11.83°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.27°F (0.71°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2020 36-Month |
53.42°F (11.90°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.42°F (0.79°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2020 48-Month |
53.85°F (12.14°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.86°F (1.03°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month |
54.08°F (12.27°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
2.10°F (1.17°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1920 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/