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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	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
Apr–May 1955 2-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1947, 2016
Mar–May 1955 3-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Feb–May 1955 4-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
Jan–May 1955 5-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1895
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1942, 1944, 1949
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1971
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1947, 1957, 1958, 1964
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1985
Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1994
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1907, 1927, 1936, 1953
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 2020
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1913
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1954
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1914
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2018
	Ties: 1991, 1992, 1996
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1915
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1954, 1988, 1994
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1943, 1954, 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 September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/