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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 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1966 1-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2000
	Ties: 1897
Apr–May 1966 2-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1975
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2000
	Ties: 1939
Mar–May 1966 3-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
	Ties: 1993, 2015
Feb–May 1966 4-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1933
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1960, 1976
Jan–May 1966 5-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1933
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934
	Ties: 1898, 1923, 1941, 1951, 1991
Dec 1965–May 1966 6-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1933
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1939, 1946, 1967
Nov 1965–May 1966 7-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1933
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1908, 1976, 1985, 1987, 1995
Oct 1965–May 1966 8-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1928, 1988, 1994
Sep 1965–May 1966 9-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1972, 1976
Aug 1965–May 1966 10-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1941, 1972, 1976
Jul 1965–May 1966 11-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1913, 1917
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1930, 1968, 1976, 1988
Jun 1965–May 1966 12-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1906, 1931, 1971
Dec 1964–May 1966 18-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1913
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1969, 1973, 1974
Jun 1964–May 1966 24-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1913
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1942, 1976
Jun 1963–May 1966 36-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1914
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1924, 1926, 1949, 1977
Jun 1962–May 1966 48-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1915
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1931, 1951, 1952, 1968, 1971
Jun 1961–May 1966 60-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1932, 1946, 1952, 1968

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/