Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 January 1895. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2018 1-Month |
65.41°F (18.56°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
5.21°F (2.89°C) | 124ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2018 2-Month |
57.23°F (14.02°C) | 55.63°F (13.13°C) |
1.60°F (0.89°C) | 112ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 13ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2018 3-Month |
52.40°F (11.33°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
1.48°F (0.82°C) | 103ʳᵈ Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 22ⁿᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2018 4-Month |
48.18°F (8.99°C) | 46.65°F (8.14°C) |
1.53°F (0.85°C) | 101ˢᵗ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 24ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2018 5-Month |
44.97°F (7.21°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
1.63°F (0.91°C) | 104ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 21ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2018 6-Month |
43.19°F (6.22°C) | 41.57°F (5.32°C) |
1.62°F (0.90°C) | 105ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 19ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–May 2018 7-Month |
43.46°F (6.37°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
1.86°F (1.04°C) | 112ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 12ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–May 2018 8-Month |
44.98°F (7.21°C) | 43.16°F (6.20°C) |
1.82°F (1.01°C) | 113ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 11ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Sep 2017–May 2018 9-Month |
47.35°F (8.53°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
1.78°F (0.99°C) | 114ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 10ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2017–May 2018 10-Month |
49.82°F (9.90°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
1.59°F (0.88°C) | 113ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 11ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–May 2018 11-Month |
52.17°F (11.21°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
1.64°F (0.92°C) | 114ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 10ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2018 12-Month |
53.68°F (12.04°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.66°F (0.92°C) | 115ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 9ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2018 18-Month |
50.69°F (10.38°C) | 48.54°F (9.19°C) |
2.15°F (1.19°C) | 116ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 7ᵗʰ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1999 | ||||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2018 24-Month |
54.40°F (12.44°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
2.39°F (1.32°C) | 121ˢᵗ Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 2ⁿᵈ Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2018 36-Month |
54.60°F (12.56°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.60°F (1.45°C) | 121ˢᵗ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2018 48-Month |
54.28°F (12.38°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.29°F (1.27°C) | 120ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2018 60-Month |
53.87°F (12.15°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.89°F (1.05°C) | 119ᵗʰ Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 1ˢᵗ Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2018, retrieved on June 24, 2018 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/