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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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Wyoming

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1972 1-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1945
Apr–May 1972 2-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1974
Mar–May 1972 3-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1934
	Ties: 1949
Feb–May 1972 4-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	34.7°F (1.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934, 1992
	Ties: 1954
Jan–May 1972 5-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
	Ties: 1940, 1953
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1901
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1908, 1919, 1953, 2010
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1927, 1960
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1918, 1968, 1986
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1914, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1960, 2010
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1907, 1914, 1966
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	37.1°F (2.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1936, 1938, 1962, 1971
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1935
	Ties: 1908, 1931, 1943, 1971, 1975, 1984
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1932
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1899
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1945, 1979
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1905, 1927, 1928, 1949, 1950, 1977, 1979

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/