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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 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2002 1-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1967
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2004
	Ties: 1906
Apr–May 2002 2-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1907
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2019
Mar–May 2002 3-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1940
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2012
	Ties: 2017, 2021
Feb–May 2002 4-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1934
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2012
	Ties: 1998
Jan–May 2002 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1940
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2012
Dec 2001–May 2002 6-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	5.1°F (2.8°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 2001–May 2002 7-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	5.2°F (2.8°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 2001–May 2002 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	4.7°F (2.7°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Sep 2001–May 2002 9-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1918
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Aug 2001–May 2002 10-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
				3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jul 2001–May 2002 11-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 2020
Jun 2001–May 2002 12-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
				6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 2021
Dec 2000–May 2002 18-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
Jun 2000–May 2002 24-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 2010
Jun 1999–May 2002 36-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1906
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018, 2021
	Ties: 2004, 2006, 2011
Jun 1998–May 2002 48-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1907
				14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 2010
Jun 1997–May 2002 60-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1908
				15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 2009

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/