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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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Delaware

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1974 1-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1967
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2004
Apr–May 1974 2-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1907
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 1954, 1999, 2008
Mar–May 1974 3-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1940
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1979
Feb–May 1974 4-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1934
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 2013
Jan–May 1974 5-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1940
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1932
Dec 1973–May 1974 6-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1954, 1997, 2018
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1985, 2013, 2018
Oct 1973–May 1974 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1957
Sep 1973–May 1974 9-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904, 1918
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 2007, 2013
Aug 1973–May 1974 10-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1949, 2011
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1976
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012
	Ties: 2004
Dec 1972–May 1974 18-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 2010
Jun 1972–May 1974 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1955, 1975
Jun 1971–May 1974 36-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1906
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018, 2021
	Ties: 1951, 1987, 1998
Jun 1970–May 1974 48-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1907
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2019
	Ties: 1950, 1957, 1989
Jun 1969–May 1974 60-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1908
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1947, 1978, 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 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/