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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 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1942 1-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
Apr–May 1942 2-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1917
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1914, 2017
Mar–May 1942 3-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1899, 2008
Feb–May 1942 4-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1975
Jan–May 1942 5-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1922, 1933
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1944, 1949, 1955
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1939, 1968, 1993
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1931, 1960
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1949
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1920, 1952
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1917
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1979
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1966, 1979
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1943, 1945, 1958, 1963, 1965
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1914
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1945, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1981, 1994
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1915
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1958, 1961, 1967, 1987
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1943, 1954, 1955, 1984, 1985

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/