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Greensboro, North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1979
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1979 1-Month |
66.2°F (19.0°C) | 66.5°F (19.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1954 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1951 | ||||||
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1961 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 58.3°F (14.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1960 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2020 | ||||||
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1978 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1978 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1978 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1977 | ||||||
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1940, 1978 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1944, 1948, 1967, 1987, 1993 | ||||||
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1978 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1983, 1993 | ||||||
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1978 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 2001 | ||||||
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1977 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1987 | ||||||
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1977 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1959 | ||||||
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1977 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1971, 1997 | ||||||
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1968, 1979 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1978 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1964 | ||||||
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
56.7°F (13.7°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1970 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1969 | ||||||
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1969, 1970, 1980 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1967, 1978, 1983, 1984 | ||||||
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1970 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 1983 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/