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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1927

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1927 1-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1976
	72.6°F (22.6°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	1899
	Ties: 1918, 1965
Apr–May 1927 2-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1997
Apr–May 1927 2-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1896
Mar–May 1927 3-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1960
	65.4°F (18.6°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
	Ties: 1929
Feb–May 1927 4-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1960
Feb–May 1927 4-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–May 1927 5-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1940, 1978
Jan–May 1927 5-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1926–May 1927 6-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1978
Dec 1926–May 1927 6-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1926–May 1927 7-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1940
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1922
Oct 1926–May 1927 8-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1974, 2016
Sep 1926–May 1927 9-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
Sep 1926–May 1927 9-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Aug 1926–May 1927 10-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
Aug 1926–May 1927 10-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Jul 1926–May 1927 11-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 1999, 2012, 2020
Jun 1926–May 1927 12-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
	65.3°F (18.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	2017
	Ties: 2020
Dec 1925–May 1927 18-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1977
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1926, 1949, 1953
Jun 1925–May 1927 24-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1978
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2017
	Ties: 1928, 1938, 1950
Jun 1924–May 1927 36-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1970
Jun 1924–May 1927 36-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1923	2018, 2019
Jun 1923–May 1927 48-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1971
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1910, 1936, 1939, 1957, 2000, 2008
Jun 1922–May 1927 60-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1971
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2020
	Ties: 1911, 1924, 1926, 1938, 1939, 2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings