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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 1960

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1960 1-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1964
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
	Ties: 1997
Apr–May 1960 2-Month	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1985
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1959
Mar–May 1960 3-Month	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1982
Feb–May 1960 4-Month	19.8°F (-6.8°C)	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1963, 1994
Jan–May 1960 5-Month	16.7°F (-8.5°C)	15.7°F (-9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1996
Dec 1959–May 1960 6-Month	13.8°F (-10.1°C)	13.8°F (-10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1948, 2009
Nov 1959–May 1960 7-Month	13.8°F (-10.1°C)	13.4°F (-10.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1972
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1961, 1967
Oct 1959–May 1960 8-Month	15.2°F (-9.3°C)	15.0°F (-9.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Sep 1959–May 1960 9-Month	18.0°F (-7.8°C)	17.9°F (-7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1927
Aug 1959–May 1960 10-Month	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	21.0°F (-6.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1930, 1948, 1985, 1991
Jul 1959–May 1960 11-Month	23.6°F (-4.7°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1989
Jun 1959–May 1960 12-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016, 2019
	Ties: 1967
Dec 1958–May 1960 18-Month	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1972
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016, 2019
	Ties: 2009
Jun 1958–May 1960 24-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1972
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1935
Jun 1957–May 1960 36-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1973
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1992
Jun 1956–May 1960 48-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1974
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019
	Ties: 1963
Jun 1955–May 1960 60-Month	25.2°F (-3.8°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1975
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2019
	Ties: 1953, 1969

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/