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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 1930

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1930 1-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	1934
	Ties: 1898, 1953
Apr–May 1930 2-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	1934
	Ties: 1992, 2000
Mar–May 1930 3-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2012
	Ties: 1942, 2001
Feb–May 1930 4-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
	Ties: 1921, 1998
Jan–May 1930 5-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1902
Dec 1929–May 1930 6-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1906
Nov 1929–May 1930 7-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2012
	Ties: 2009
Oct 1929–May 1930 8-Month	33.0°F (0.6°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2012
	Ties: 1948, 2009
Sep 1929–May 1930 9-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1975
Aug 1929–May 1930 10-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2012
	Ties: 1970, 2018
Jul 1929–May 1930 11-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1923, 1973
Jun 1929–May 1930 12-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1899
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1975
Dec 1928–May 1930 18-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1979
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2000, 2006
	Ties: 1907
Jun 1928–May 1930 24-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2000, 2017
Jun 1927–May 1930 36-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1918
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2000
	Ties: 1979
Jun 1926–May 1930 48-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1899
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2007
Jun 1925–May 1930 60-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2006, 2007
	Ties: 1905, 1970

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/