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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	57.7°F (14.3°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1917
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1895, 2013
Apr–May 1903 2-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1917
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2010
	Ties: 1922, 1945, 1969, 1987
Mar–May 1903 3-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1967
				10th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–May 1903 4-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1907
				18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–May 1903 5-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1907
				20th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1933, 2013
Dec 1902–May 1903 6-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1904
				43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1980, 1986, 1987, 2004
Nov 1902–May 1903 7-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1904, 1905
				33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1957, 1973, 1986, 2008, 2009
Oct 1902–May 1903 8-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1905
				38th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1952, 1960, 2004, 2009, 2011
Sep 1902–May 1903 9-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1905
				44th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1962, 1992
Aug 1902–May 1903 10-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1905
				59th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1931
Jul 1902–May 1903 11-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1905
				71st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1930, 1946, 1981
Jun 1902–May 1903 12-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1904
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1987, 2003
Dec 1901–May 1903 18-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1905
				72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1937
Jun 1901–May 1903 24-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1905
				79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1948, 1957, 1959, 1969
Jun 1900–May 1903 36-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1906
				85th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1910, 1922, 1937, 1943, 1964, 1970
Jun 1899–May 1903 48-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1907
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2022
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1971
Jun 1898–May 1903 60-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1902	1908
				85th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1913, 1937, 1941, 1963

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/