Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alabama
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1973 1-Month |
67.7°F (19.8°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1976 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1899 | ||||
| Ties: 1961 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
63.9°F (17.7°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1997 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1896 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1960 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1966, 1979 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1940, 1978 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1941 | ||||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1920, 1951 | ||||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1940 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1942 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1966, 1979, 1983 | ||||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1941, 1959, 2013 | ||||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1975 | ||||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1963, 1981 | ||||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1975, 1988 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 60.3°F (15.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1943, 1958, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1948, 1952, 1988, 2004, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1970 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1905, 1986, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
62.4°F (16.9°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1971 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1962, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1971 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1964, 1978, 1982 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 14, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/