Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Great Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1988 1-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.3°F (12.4°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1953 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1932, 1943, 1945, 1960 | ||||||
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1975 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 2015 | ||||||
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1917 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1930, 1956 | ||||||
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1933 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1915, 1958, 1978, 2006, 2022 | ||||||
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
40.1°F (4.5°C) | 39.9°F (4.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1909, 1946, 1993 | ||||||
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
38.0°F (3.3°C) | 38.1°F (3.4°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1982 | ||||||
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
38.0°F (3.3°C) | 38.1°F (3.4°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 39.5°F (4.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1968, 1974 | ||||||
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 41.9°F (5.5°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1917 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1936, 1953 | ||||||
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1917 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2019 | ||||||
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 47.1°F (8.4°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1917 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 1994 | ||||||
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1956, 1968 | ||||||
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917, 1933 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1961, 1989, 1990, 1998 | ||||||
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2015, 2016 | ||||
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1917 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1982 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1935, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2010, 2011 | ||||||
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1917 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1942, 1954, 1960 | ||||||
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1917 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1964, 1978, 1980, 1983 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/