Climate at a Glance
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
California River Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2016
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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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, published August 2022, retrieved on August 12, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/