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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 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1968 1-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1953
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1992, 2001
	Ties: 1932, 1960
Apr–May 1968 2-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1975
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1992
	Ties: 1908, 1920, 1921, 1929, 1945, 1977
Mar–May 1968 3-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1934
Feb–May 1968 4-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1933
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
Jan–May 1968 5-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1921
Dec 1967–May 1968 6-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1927, 1939, 1965, 1966, 1984
Nov 1967–May 1968 7-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934
	Ties: 1921, 1976, 1980
Oct 1967–May 1968 8-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1934
	Ties: 1914, 1941
Sep 1967–May 1968 9-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934
	Ties: 1928, 1961
Aug 1967–May 1968 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1918
Jul 1967–May 1968 11-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 2019
Jun 1967–May 1968 12-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
	Ties: 1928, 1982
Dec 1966–May 1968 18-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1991, 2010
Jun 1966–May 1968 24-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1995
Jun 1965–May 1968 36-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1902, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1954, 1986
Jun 1964–May 1968 48-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1953, 1969
Jun 1963–May 1968 60-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1904, 1923, 1932, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1967

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/