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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.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Minimum Temperature Rankings, May 1908

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1908 1-Month	46.65°F (8.14°C)	47.44°F (8.58°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1906	2018
Apr–May 1908 2-Month	43.22°F (6.23°C)	43.03°F (6.13°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1906	2012
Mar–May 1908 3-Month	39.49°F (4.16°C)	38.68°F (3.71°C)	0.81°F (0.45°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1905	2012
	Ties: 1927
Feb–May 1908 4-Month	35.24°F (1.80°C)	34.72°F (1.51°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–May 1908 5-Month	32.51°F (0.28°C)	31.72°F (-0.16°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1907–May 1908 6-Month	31.22°F (-0.43°C)	30.21°F (-0.99°C)	1.01°F (0.56°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				34th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1907–May 1908 7-Month	31.01°F (-0.55°C)	30.28°F (-0.96°C)	0.73°F (0.41°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 1907–May 1908 8-Month	32.29°F (0.16°C)	31.68°F (-0.18°C)	0.61°F (0.34°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2016, 2017
Sep 1907–May 1908 9-Month	34.40°F (1.33°C)	33.92°F (1.07°C)	0.48°F (0.26°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2016
	Ties: 1900
Aug 1907–May 1908 10-Month	36.76°F (2.64°C)	36.44°F (2.47°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1985
Jul 1907–May 1908 11-Month	38.85°F (3.81°C)	38.63°F (3.68°C)	0.22°F (0.13°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
	Ties: 1953, 1972
Jun 1907–May 1908 12-Month	40.04°F (4.47°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1906	1917
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2017
Dec 1906–May 1908 18-Month	36.92°F (2.73°C)	36.76°F (2.64°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1918
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
Jun 1906–May 1908 24-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1918
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2017
Jun 1905–May 1908 36-Month	39.98°F (4.43°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1918
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1903	2017
	Ties: 1957
Jun 1904–May 1908 48-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1918
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1903	2018
	Ties: 1901
Jun 1903–May 1908 60-Month	39.50°F (4.17°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1920
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1905	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/