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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: 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 1939

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1939 1-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1964
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 2000
Apr–May 1939 2-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1950, 1956, 1961
Mar–May 1939 3-Month	22.3°F (-5.4°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1972
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019
Feb–May 1939 4-Month	18.5°F (-7.5°C)	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1972
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019
	Ties: 1945
Jan–May 1939 5-Month	14.5°F (-9.7°C)	15.8°F (-9.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1971
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1938
Dec 1938–May 1939 6-Month	13.3°F (-10.4°C)	13.8°F (-10.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1971
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Nov 1938–May 1939 7-Month	13.8°F (-10.1°C)	13.5°F (-10.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1972
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1960, 1961, 1967
Oct 1938–May 1939 8-Month	16.2°F (-8.8°C)	14.9°F (-9.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1971
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 2008
Sep 1938–May 1939 9-Month	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	17.9°F (-7.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1971
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1993
Aug 1938–May 1939 10-Month	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	21.0°F (-6.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1971
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1993, 2022
Jul 1938–May 1939 11-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1971
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1935, 1996
Jun 1938–May 1939 12-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1971
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016, 2019
	Ties: 1931, 2007
Dec 1937–May 1939 18-Month	22.1°F (-5.5°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1972
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016, 2019
	Ties: 1932, 1938, 1997
Jun 1937–May 1939 24-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1972
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019
	Ties: 1938
Jun 1936–May 1939 36-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1973
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1928	2016
	Ties: 1990, 2011
Jun 1935–May 1939 48-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1974
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2019
	Ties: 1930, 1931, 1938, 1970
Jun 1934–May 1939 60-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1975
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2019
	Ties: 1931, 1985, 1993

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/