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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Alabama
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2021
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2021 1-Month |
69.4°F (20.8°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1899 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1932, 1990 | ||||||
Apr–May 2021 2-Month |
65.5°F (18.6°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1997 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–May 2021 3-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1960 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1907 | ||||||
Feb–May 2021 4-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1960 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1987, 2002, 2008 | ||||||
Jan–May 2021 5-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1940, 1978 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1923, 1962, 1986, 1997, 2011 | ||||||
Dec 2020–May 2021 6-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1978 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 2020–May 2021 7-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1940 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1898, 1934 | ||||||
Oct 2020–May 2021 8-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1977 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1929, 1939 | ||||||
Sep 2020–May 2021 9-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1977 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1945, 1952, 2018 | ||||||
Aug 2020–May 2021 10-Month |
61.0°F (16.1°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1977 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1898, 1920, 1939 | ||||||
Jul 2020–May 2021 11-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 61.8°F (16.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1977 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1934, 1939 | ||||||
Jun 2020–May 2021 12-Month |
64.0°F (17.8°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1977 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1903, 1909, 1911, 1920, 1945 | ||||||
Dec 2019–May 2021 18-Month |
61.9°F (16.6°C) | 60.3°F (15.7°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1977 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jun 2019–May 2021 24-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1978 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
Jun 2018–May 2021 36-Month |
64.8°F (18.2°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1970 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
Jun 2017–May 2021 48-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 63.0°F (17.2°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1971 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Jun 2016–May 2021 60-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1971 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/