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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1938 1-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1976
	72.1°F (22.3°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1899
	Ties: 1944, 1949, 1995
Apr–May 1938 2-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1997
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1896
	Ties: 1959, 1962, 1995, 1998, 2001
Mar–May 1938 3-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1960
	65.7°F (18.7°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2012
	Ties: 1945
Feb–May 1938 4-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1960
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
	Ties: 2017
Jan–May 1938 5-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940, 1978
Jan–May 1938 5-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1927	2012
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012
	Ties: 1974
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1945, 1986, 2002, 2005, 2006
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1929, 1946, 1986
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1929, 1945, 1995, 2018
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1945
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1933, 1939, 1972, 2011, 2021
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1977
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2017
	Ties: 1935, 2013
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1950
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1970
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1911, 1955, 2012
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1971
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1924, 1929, 1930, 1955, 2002
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1971
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1911, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1939, 2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings