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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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Arizona

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1959 1-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2000
	Ties: 1913
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1975
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2000
	Ties: 1902, 1958, 1962, 1990
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1931
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1933
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1934
	Ties: 1930, 1968, 1974
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1933
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1934
	Ties: 1928, 1957, 1995
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1933
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1947, 1978, 2002
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1933
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1904, 2005
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1911
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 2011
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1954, 2011
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913, 1917
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1938, 1954
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 2001
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1995, 2010
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1995
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1914
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1941, 1992, 1995
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1961, 1983, 1995
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1983

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/