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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1962
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1962 1-Month |
62.24°F (16.80°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
2.04°F (1.13°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–May 1962 2-Month |
57.04°F (13.91°C) | 55.63°F (13.13°C) |
1.41°F (0.78°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1907 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1981, 2015 | ||||||
Mar–May 1962 3-Month |
50.66°F (10.37°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.14°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1997 | ||||||
Feb–May 1962 4-Month |
46.73°F (8.18°C) | 46.65°F (8.14°C) |
0.08°F (0.04°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 1962 5-Month |
42.77°F (5.98°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
-0.57°F (-0.32°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1961–May 1962 6-Month |
40.82°F (4.90°C) | 41.57°F (5.32°C) |
-0.75°F (-0.42°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1961–May 1962 7-Month |
40.78°F (4.88°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
-0.82°F (-0.45°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1961–May 1962 8-Month |
42.41°F (5.78°C) | 43.16°F (6.20°C) |
-0.75°F (-0.42°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1961–May 1962 9-Month |
44.74°F (7.08°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
-0.83°F (-0.46°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1961–May 1962 10-Month |
47.54°F (8.63°C) | 48.22°F (9.01°C) |
-0.68°F (-0.38°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1961–May 1962 11-Month |
49.88°F (9.93°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
-0.65°F (-0.36°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1961–May 1962 12-Month |
51.51°F (10.84°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
-0.52°F (-0.29°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906 | ||||||
Dec 1960–May 1962 18-Month |
48.15°F (8.97°C) | 48.53°F (9.18°C) |
-0.38°F (-0.21°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1918 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1960–May 1962 24-Month |
51.91°F (11.06°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.11°F (-0.06°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1961 | 1918 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Jun 1959–May 1962 36-Month |
51.75°F (10.97°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.25°F (-0.14°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Jun 1958–May 1962 48-Month |
51.84°F (11.02°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.15°F (-0.09°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1967 | ||||||
Jun 1957–May 1962 60-Month |
51.83°F (11.02°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
-0.15°F (-0.08°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1920 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1975 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/