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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1903

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1903 1-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1917
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2018
	Ties: 2022
Apr–May 1903 2-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1907
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	1896
	Ties: 1921, 2003
Mar–May 1903 3-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1960
				12th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1905, 1908
Feb–May 1903 4-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1960
				23rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1990, 2011
Jan–May 1903 5-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1978
				32nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 2002
Dec 1902–May 1903 6-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1978
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1908, 1937, 1972, 1987
Nov 1902–May 1903 7-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1978
				15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1998, 2004, 2007
Oct 1902–May 1903 8-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1978
				13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1922, 2020
Sep 1902–May 1903 9-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1978
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1939, 1957
Aug 1902–May 1903 10-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1977
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1942, 1949, 1957
Jul 1902–May 1903 11-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1977
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1939, 1942, 2008
Jun 1902–May 1903 12-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1977
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1898, 2002
Dec 1901–May 1903 18-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1979
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2017
	Ties: 1975, 1995
Jun 1901–May 1903 24-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1978
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1930, 1931, 1947, 1972
Jun 1900–May 1903 36-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1979
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2018
	Ties: 1915, 1916, 1927, 1949, 1989, 2011
Jun 1899–May 1903 48-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1980
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2019
	Ties: 1910, 1916, 1941, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1975, 1987
Jun 1898–May 1903 60-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1981
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1902, 1909, 1916, 1931, 1951, 1975, 1987

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/