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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 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1986 1-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1917
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1934
	Ties: 1960, 2017
Apr–May 1986 2-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1934
	Ties: 1988
Mar–May 1986 3-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1994
Feb–May 1986 4-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1954
Jan–May 1986 5-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Dec 1985–May 1986 6-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 2015, 2017
Nov 1985–May 1986 7-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 2003, 2004, 2020
Oct 1985–May 1986 8-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
Sep 1985–May 1986 9-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 2021
Aug 1985–May 1986 10-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1940, 1943
Jul 1985–May 1986 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1943, 2011
Jun 1985–May 1986 12-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1940, 2001, 2014
Dec 1984–May 1986 18-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1941, 1992
Jun 1984–May 1986 24-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1940, 1964, 1989, 1998
Jun 1983–May 1986 36-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1914
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1963, 1967, 1979
Jun 1982–May 1986 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1915
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1960, 1963, 1980
Jun 1981–May 1986 60-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018
	Ties: 1934, 1947

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/