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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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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1897 1-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	3.7°F (2.1°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1963, 1996
Apr–May 1897 2-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
Mar–May 1897 3-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Feb–May 1897 4-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
Jan–May 1897 5-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1923, 1952
Dec 1896–May 1897 6-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1928
Nov 1896–May 1897 7-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1957, 1960, 1965
Oct 1896–May 1897 8-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1932
Sep 1896–May 1897 9-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1915, 1931, 1944
Aug 1896–May 1897 10-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1934
	Ties: 1898, 1914, 1968, 1984
Jul 1896–May 1897 11-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
				98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1906, 1984
Jun 1896–May 1897 12-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
				91st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1937, 1965, 1970, 1971
Dec 1895–May 1897 18-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
				86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1905, 1923, 1926, 1958, 1983
Jun 1895–May 1897 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1913
				102nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1984

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/