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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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Michigan

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	58.2°F (14.6°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	4.6°F (2.6°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1922	1977
	Ties: 1964
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1977
	Ties: 1988, 2015
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1926
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1944
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1967
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1904
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1904
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1982
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1904
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1940, 1956, 1970
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1965
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1927, 2015
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1925, 1927, 1943
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1918
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1923, 1935, 1944, 1968, 1970, 1971
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1966, 1971, 1980, 1997
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2000
	Ties: 1910, 1924, 1931, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1982
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1907
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2013
	Ties: 1911, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1997
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1908
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2002
	Ties: 1925, 1964, 1984

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/