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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 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1988 1-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1953
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1992, 2001
	Ties: 1922
Apr–May 1988 2-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1975
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1992
	Ties: 1958, 1986, 2015
Mar–May 1988 3-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 1946, 2005
Feb–May 1988 4-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1933
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 1990, 1993, 2022
Jan–May 1988 5-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 1905, 1909, 1919, 1951, 1953, 1966
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 1909
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	39.3°F (4.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 1995
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1908, 1938, 2001
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1989
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1934
	Ties: 1926, 1930, 1941, 1961, 1986, 1989
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1934
	Ties: 1953, 1982, 1999, 2011
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1934
	Ties: 1930, 1963, 1987, 2008
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1934
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1934, 1951, 1959
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1989, 1994, 1996
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1954, 1963
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1954, 1960

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/