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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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New Hampshire

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1997 1-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 2005
Apr–May 1997 2-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2010
	Ties: 1920, 1924
Mar–May 1997 3-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1926
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2010
Feb–May 1997 4-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	35.2°F (1.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1926
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1961, 1982, 1992
Jan–May 1997 5-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907, 1923
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1993
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1980
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	32.5°F (0.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1975, 1984
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.1°F (1.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1952, 1964, 1973, 1974, 2005
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1931, 1938, 2005
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	40.6°F (4.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1988, 1992, 2005
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1938, 1955
Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1903, 1929, 1930, 1956
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013
	Ties: 1980, 1989, 2004
Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1906
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2018
	Ties: 1950, 1952, 1993
Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2013
	Ties: 1934, 1949, 1994
Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1908
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013, 2020
	Ties: 1962, 1974, 1978, 1996

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/