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Please note, Palmer Indices are not available for NWS Regions. Degree Days are not available for Great Plains, Souther Plains and Gulf Coast Rockies and Westward, River Basins, or Agricultural Belts. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

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Average Temperature Rankings, May 2012

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2012 1-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1953
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	1934
	Ties: 1910, 1963, 2018
Apr–May 2012 2-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1975
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1939, 2007, 2018
Mar–May 2012 3-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1926, 1940, 2001
Feb–May 2012 4-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1933
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	1934
	Ties: 1925
Jan–May 2012 5-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Jan–May 2012 5-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1934
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1934
Nov 2011–May 2012 7-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	40.2°F (4.6°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	1934
	Ties: 1943, 1997
Oct 2011–May 2012 8-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	1934
	Ties: 1943, 1951, 2004, 2014
Sep 2011–May 2012 9-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1934
	Ties: 1954, 2016
Aug 2011–May 2012 10-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.7°F (7.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1934
	Ties: 2016, 2017
Jul 2011–May 2012 11-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	1934
	Ties: 2003
Jun 2011–May 2012 12-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	1934
	Ties: 1996, 1997, 2007, 2013
Dec 2010–May 2012 18-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917, 1933
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2015
	Ties: 2008
Jun 2010–May 2012 24-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1940
Jun 2009–May 2012 36-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2017
	Ties: 1960
Jun 2008–May 2012 48-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2018
	Ties: 1999
Jun 2007–May 2012 60-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2018
	Ties: 1990, 1997, 1998, 2011

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings