Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Alabama
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1998
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1998 1-Month |
73.6°F (23.1°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1976 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 1899 | ||||
Apr–May 1998 2-Month |
67.6°F (19.8°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1997 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1959, 1962, 1995, 2001 | ||||||
Mar–May 1998 3-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1960 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1916, 1994, 2010 | ||||||
Feb–May 1998 4-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1960 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1975, 1997, 2009 | ||||||
Jan–May 1998 5-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1940, 1978 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Dec 1997–May 1998 6-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1917, 1930, 1954, 1956, 2015 | ||||||
Nov 1997–May 1998 7-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1940 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1982, 1992, 2013 | ||||||
Oct 1997–May 1998 8-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1977 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1941 | ||||||
Sep 1997–May 1998 9-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1977 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1944 | ||||||
Aug 1997–May 1998 10-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1977 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1914, 1941 | ||||||
Jul 1997–May 1998 11-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 61.8°F (16.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1977 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1912, 1914, 1994 | ||||||
Jun 1997–May 1998 12-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1977 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1941, 1981 | ||||||
Dec 1996–May 1998 18-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 60.3°F (15.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1977 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1919, 1947 | ||||||
Jun 1996–May 1998 24-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1995–May 1998 36-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1970 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1963, 1994, 2015 | ||||||
Jun 1994–May 1998 48-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1971 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1959, 1997 | ||||||
Jun 1993–May 1998 60-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1971 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1987 |
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/