Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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California River Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1979
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1979 1-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 60.7°F (15.9°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1977 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.7°F (0.3°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1967 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 1992 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 2008 | ||||||
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1946, 1978 | ||||||
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1951, 1973, 1980 | ||||||
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 1974, 1999, 2010 | ||||||
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1909, 1919, 1942, 1962, 1967, 1973 | ||||||
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 1962 | ||||||
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1983 | ||||||
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 52.4°F (11.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1901, 1983 | ||||||
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1964, 1983 | ||||||
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1906, 1910, 1962 | ||||||
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1919, 1969, 1975 | ||||||
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1926 | ||||||
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1913, 1917 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1978 | ||||||
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1913, 1917 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1934, 1938, 1968 | ||||||
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1913 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1935, 1938, 1954, 1968, 1978 | ||||||
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1913, 1917 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1959, 1965, 1969 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/