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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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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1955 1-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
Apr–May 1955 2-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1907
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2010
	Ties: 1959, 2006
Mar–May 1955 3-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1940
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1976, 1986
Feb–May 1955 4-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1907
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1999
Jan–May 1955 5-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1904, 1940
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1997
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1942
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1904
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1938
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1972, 1997
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904, 1918
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1952, 1962
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1952, 1973, 1975, 1997
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1952, 1957, 1987
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1990
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1976, 1985, 1996, 2004
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1906
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2022
	Ties: 1954
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1907
				29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019, 2022
	Ties: 1976
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1908
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2020
	Ties: 1987

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/