Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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California River Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1972 1-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 60.7°F (15.9°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1967 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1992 | ||||
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1986, 1993 | ||||||
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 1934 | ||||
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1978, 1989 | ||||||
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1993 | ||||||
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1918, 1977 | ||||||
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1995, 2010 | ||||||
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 52.4°F (11.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1916, 1945, 1967, 1974, 1998 | ||||||
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1958, 1967, 1985, 1991, 1999 | ||||||
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1904, 1935, 1953, 1962, 1965, 1976 | ||||||
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1917 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1964, 1965, 1999 | ||||||
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1913, 1917 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1925, 1930, 1942, 1957, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1999 | ||||||
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1913, 1917 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1952, 1953 | ||||||
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1913 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1929, 1944 | ||||||
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1913, 1917 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1978 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/