Climate at a Glance
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Phoenix, Arizona
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 |
78.4°F (25.8°C) | 81.8°F (27.7°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1953 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 1978 | ||||||
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
74.5°F (23.6°C) | 77.2°F (25.1°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1941 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1973 | ||||||
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
70.1°F (21.2°C) | 73.1°F (22.8°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.6°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1944 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1989 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1962 | ||||||
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
66.6°F (19.2°C) | 69.7°F (20.9°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.7°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1944 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1989 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
63.3°F (17.4°C) | 67.0°F (19.4°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1944 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1951 | ||||||
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
61.3°F (16.3°C) | 65.0°F (18.3°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.0°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1944 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 64.9°F (18.3°C) |
-3.5°F (-2.0°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1949 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 66.3°F (19.1°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1942 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
66.0°F (18.9°C) | 68.7°F (20.4°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1942 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 1960, 1962 | ||||||
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
68.6°F (20.3°C) | 71.2°F (21.8°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.5°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1942 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
70.9°F (21.6°C) | 73.3°F (22.9°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1942 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1985 | ||||||
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
72.6°F (22.6°C) | 74.7°F (23.7°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1942 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1962 | ||||||
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
69.8°F (21.0°C) | 71.5°F (21.9°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1942 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
73.5°F (23.1°C) | 74.7°F (23.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1942 |
37th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
73.1°F (22.8°C) | 74.7°F (23.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1944 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
73.1°F (22.8°C) | 74.7°F (23.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1944 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1980 | ||||||
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
72.8°F (22.7°C) | 74.6°F (23.7°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1953 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1978 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/