Climate at a Glance
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San Francisco, California
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1979
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| Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1979 1-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1964 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1997 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1964, 1999 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1992 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1999 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1992 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 56.2°F (13.4°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1948, 1999 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1992 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1949 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2014, 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2002, 2006, 2010 | ||||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 54.4°F (12.4°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1949 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1973, 1974, 2008 | ||||||
|
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1949 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1961 | ||||||
|
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 55.6°F (13.1°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1949, 1999 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1952, 1953, 1973, 2008 | ||||||
|
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 56.6°F (13.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1949 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 1977, 1982, 2007 | ||||||
|
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1949 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 1965, 1982, 2007 | ||||||
|
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
57.0°F (13.9°C) | 57.9°F (14.4°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1949 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1967, 1982, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1949 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1974, 1983, 2008 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1950 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1978, 1985 | ||||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
58.2°F (14.6°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1950 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1971, 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1950 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1982, 2003 | ||||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
57.7°F (14.3°C) | 58.3°F (14.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1968, 1972, 2013 | ||||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1952, 1953, 1956 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1978 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/