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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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Nevada

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	52.0°F (11.1°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1953
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1992, 2001
Apr–May 1959 2-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1975
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1992
	Ties: 1907, 2005
Mar–May 1959 3-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1984
Feb–May 1959 4-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1933
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1979
Jan–May 1959 5-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934
	Ties: 1958
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1900, 2001, 2017
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 2006, 2021
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1926, 1986, 2012, 2022
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1981, 2013
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1978, 2002, 2020
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1981, 2020
Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1993, 2005
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1934, 1951, 1988
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1929, 1943, 1969
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1930, 1940, 1942, 1984
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1904, 1923, 1932, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1968

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/