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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1951

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1951 1-Month	70.2°F (21.2°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1976
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1899
	Ties: 1904, 1980, 2002, 2014, 2016
Apr–May 1951 2-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1997
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1896
	Ties: 1919, 1988, 2007
Mar–May 1951 3-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1960
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1895, 1919, 1934, 1954
Feb–May 1951 4-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1960
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1952, 1959, 2015
Jan–May 1951 5-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1940, 1978
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1972, 2009
Dec 1950–May 1951 6-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1973
Nov 1950–May 1951 7-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1905
Oct 1950–May 1951 8-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1936
Sep 1950–May 1951 9-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1963, 1983, 2001
Aug 1950–May 1951 10-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1961
Jul 1950–May 1951 11-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1918, 1931, 1971
Jun 1950–May 1951 12-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1918, 1924, 1996
Dec 1949–May 1951 18-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1921, 1995
Jun 1949–May 1951 24-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1978
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1986, 2003
Jun 1948–May 1951 36-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1970
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1899, 1912, 1913, 1944, 1987, 1992, 2006
Jun 1947–May 1951 48-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1971
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1912, 1945, 1953, 1956, 2012
Jun 1946–May 1951 60-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1971
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1945, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/