Climate at a Glance
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Birmingham, Alabama
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1939
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1939 1-Month |
69.2°F (20.7°C) | 71.0°F (21.7°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1976 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 1962 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1993 | ||||||
Apr–May 1939 2-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 66.9°F (19.4°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1961 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Mar–May 1939 3-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1960 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Feb–May 1939 4-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 59.4°F (15.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1947, 1960 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Jan–May 1939 5-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1940 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1938–May 1939 6-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1940 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1965, 1985 | ||||||
Nov 1938–May 1939 7-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1940 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 2011 | ||||||
Oct 1938–May 1939 8-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1940 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1997, 2009 | ||||||
Sep 1938–May 1939 9-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 58.0°F (14.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1977 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 2009 | ||||||
Aug 1938–May 1939 10-Month |
60.5°F (15.8°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1968 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Jul 1938–May 1939 11-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1968 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2003, 2009 | ||||||
Jun 1938–May 1939 12-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1968 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1989, 1992, 2003 | ||||||
Dec 1937–May 1939 18-Month |
61.0°F (16.1°C) | 60.5°F (15.8°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1941, 1968, 1977 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Jun 1937–May 1939 24-Month |
63.4°F (17.4°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1969 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1975 | ||||||
Jun 1936–May 1939 36-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1938 | 1970 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 2004, 2010 | ||||||
Jun 1935–May 1939 48-Month |
63.3°F (17.4°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1969, 1971 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1955, 1990 | ||||||
Jun 1934–May 1939 60-Month |
63.4°F (17.4°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1970 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1989, 1993 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/