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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

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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1917

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1917 1-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-6.4°F (-3.6°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
				128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Apr–May 1917 2-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-3.4°F (-1.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1907
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	1896
Mar–May 1917 3-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1960
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1940
Feb–May 1917 4-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1960
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
Jan–May 1917 5-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1920, 1961
Dec 1916–May 1917 6-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1905, 1996
Nov 1916–May 1917 7-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1994
Oct 1916–May 1917 8-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012, 2017
Sep 1916–May 1917 9-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1978
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1961, 1969
Aug 1916–May 1917 10-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1977
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1961, 1984, 1993
Jul 1916–May 1917 11-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1977
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1971, 1984, 1997
Jun 1916–May 1917 12-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1977
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1975, 1996
Dec 1915–May 1917 18-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1979
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1951
Jun 1915–May 1917 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1978
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1929, 2014
Jun 1914–May 1917 36-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1979
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1913, 1930, 1958, 1973
Jun 1913–May 1917 48-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1914	1980
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2019
	Ties: 1914, 1926, 1927, 1928
Jun 1912–May 1917 60-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1981
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1915, 1929, 1930, 1959

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/