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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 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1972 1-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1977
Apr–May 1972 2-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1977
	Ties: 1910, 1953, 1984, 1993, 2019
Mar–May 1972 3-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1926
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
Feb–May 1972 4-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1928
Jan–May 1972 5-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1971
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1950
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1929, 1967
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1933, 1938, 1944, 1966
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1957
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1914, 1933
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1902, 1909, 1915, 1937, 1944, 1958, 1961, 1980, 1981
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1960, 1969, 2009
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1940, 1957
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1910, 1923, 1931, 1940, 1941, 1961, 1962, 1983
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2000
	Ties: 1910, 1924, 1931, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1982
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013
	Ties: 1903, 1939, 1960, 1965
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1908
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2002
	Ties: 1940, 1966

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/