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.
Minimum 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 |
48.40°F (9.11°C) | 47.44°F (8.58°C) |
0.96°F (0.53°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2020 2-Month |
43.26°F (6.26°C) | 43.03°F (6.13°C) |
0.23°F (0.13°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1907 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2020 3-Month |
40.65°F (4.81°C) | 38.68°F (3.71°C) |
1.97°F (1.10°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2020 4-Month |
36.79°F (2.66°C) | 34.71°F (1.51°C) |
2.08°F (1.15°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2020 5-Month |
34.64°F (1.47°C) | 31.72°F (-0.16°C) |
2.92°F (1.63°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–May 2020 6-Month |
33.33°F (0.74°C) | 30.21°F (-0.99°C) |
3.12°F (1.73°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–May 2020 7-Month |
32.84°F (0.47°C) | 30.28°F (-0.96°C) |
2.56°F (1.43°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–May 2020 8-Month |
33.72°F (0.96°C) | 31.68°F (-0.18°C) |
2.04°F (1.14°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2019–May 2020 9-Month |
36.22°F (2.34°C) | 33.92°F (1.07°C) |
2.30°F (1.27°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–May 2020 10-Month |
38.71°F (3.73°C) | 36.43°F (2.46°C) |
2.28°F (1.27°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–May 2020 11-Month |
40.84°F (4.91°C) | 38.63°F (3.68°C) |
2.21°F (1.23°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2020 12-Month |
42.12°F (5.62°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
2.08°F (1.15°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2020 18-Month |
38.59°F (3.66°C) | 36.75°F (2.64°C) |
1.84°F (1.02°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2020 24-Month |
41.91°F (5.51°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
1.88°F (1.05°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2020 36-Month |
41.83°F (5.46°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
1.82°F (1.01°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2020 48-Month |
42.23°F (5.68°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
2.22°F (1.23°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month |
42.46°F (5.81°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
2.46°F (1.37°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, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/