Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Great Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1978
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1978 1-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 54.3°F (12.4°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1953 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1912, 1935 | ||||||
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1975 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1918, 1982 | ||||||
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1974 | 1934 | ||||
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1933 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1915, 1958, 1988, 2006, 2022 | ||||||
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
41.5°F (5.3°C) | 39.9°F (4.4°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 38.2°F (3.4°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1943 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1943 | ||||||
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 38.1°F (3.4°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 2022 | ||||||
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
41.9°F (5.5°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1940 | 1934 | ||||
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 41.9°F (5.5°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 2004, 2009, 2022 | ||||||
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1954, 1959, 1981, 2014 | ||||||
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 47.1°F (8.4°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1940 | 1934 | ||||
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
46.1°F (7.8°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917, 1933 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 1927, 1936, 1961 | ||||||
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1983 | ||||||
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1927, 1930, 1956, 1964, 1970 | ||||||
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1964, 1980, 1983, 1988 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/