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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1997 1-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
May 1997 1-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	70.7°F (21.5°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1899
Apr–May 1997 2-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1997
Apr–May 1997 2-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	66.7°F (19.3°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1896
Mar–May 1997 3-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1959, 1972
Feb–May 1997 4-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1975, 1998, 2009
Jan–May 1997 5-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1940, 1978
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1917, 1923, 1962, 1986, 2011, 2021
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 2009
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1940
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1990, 2008
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1908, 1954, 1989, 1990, 2004
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1919, 2015
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1992
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1965, 1967, 1990, 2015
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1956, 1992, 2004, 2015
Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1977
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1918, 1931, 1988, 1994, 2010
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1978
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1962
Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1919, 1959, 1990, 1996
Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1971
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1942, 1959, 1998
Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1971
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1906, 1960, 1986, 1996

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings