Climate at a Glance

• Global
• National
• Regional
• Statewide
• Divisional
• County
• City

• Mapping
• Time Series
• Rankings
• Haywood Plots
• Data Information
• Background

Regional 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.

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

Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Region: Ohio Valley Climate Region Upper Midwest Climate Region Northeast Climate Region Northwest Climate Region South Climate Region Southeast Climate Region Southwest Climate Region West Climate Region Northern Rockies and Plains Climate Region Great Plains Southern Plains and Gulf Coast Rockies and Westward Eastern NWS Region Southern NWS Region Central NWS Region Western NWS Region Arkansas-White-Red Basin California River Basin Great Basin Great Lakes Basin Lower Colorado River Basin Lower Mississippi River Basin Mid-Atlantic Basin Missouri River Basin New England Basin Ohio River Basin Pacific Northwest Basin Rio Grande River Basin Souris-Red-Rainy Basin South Atlantic-Gulf Basin Tennessee River Basin Texas Gulf Coast River Basin Upper Colorado River Basin Upper Mississippi River Basin Corn Belt Cotton Belt Primary Hard Red Winter Wheat Belt Primary Corn and Soybean Belt Soybean Belt Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt Corn Belt Cotton Belt Soybean Belt Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt

---

« April 2016

June 2016 »

California River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, May 2016

View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860

Download:

• Record Coolest
• Bottom 1/10
• Bottom 1/3
• Normal
• Top 1/3
• Top 1/10
• Record Warmest

Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2016 1-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1977
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2014	2001
	Ties: 1941, 1943, 1986
Apr–May 2016 2-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1967
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2014	1992
	Ties: 2018
Mar–May 2016 3-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2012	1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
	Ties: 1947, 2017
Feb–May 2016 4-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
Jan–May 2016 5-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1992
Dec 2015–May 2016 6-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1986
Nov 2015–May 2016 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Oct 2015–May 2016 8-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Sep 2015–May 2016 9-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Aug 2015–May 2016 10-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 2013, 2022
Jul 2015–May 2016 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1997, 2004
Jun 2015–May 2016 12-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Dec 2014–May 2016 18-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Jun 2014–May 2016 24-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1913, 1917
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Jun 2013–May 2016 36-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913, 1917
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jun 2012–May 2016 48-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 2017, 2018
Jun 2011–May 2016 60-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913, 1917
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2022

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/