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 2011
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2011 1-Month |
59.13°F (15.07°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
-1.07°F (-0.60°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2011 2-Month |
55.54°F (13.08°C) | 55.62°F (13.12°C) |
-0.08°F (-0.04°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 2008 | 1907 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 1934 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1947 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2011 3-Month |
51.39°F (10.77°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
0.47°F (0.26°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2008 | 1917 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2011 4-Month |
46.80°F (8.22°C) | 46.64°F (8.13°C) |
0.16°F (0.09°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2008 | 1917 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2011 5-Month |
43.38°F (6.32°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
0.04°F (0.02°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2008 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1988 | ||||||
|
Dec 2010–May 2011 6-Month |
41.56°F (5.31°C) | 41.57°F (5.32°C) |
-0.01°F (-0.01°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2010–May 2011 7-Month |
41.67°F (5.37°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2010–May 2011 8-Month |
43.48°F (6.38°C) | 43.16°F (6.20°C) |
0.32°F (0.18°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2010–May 2011 9-Month |
46.04°F (7.80°C) | 45.58°F (7.54°C) |
0.46°F (0.26°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2010–May 2011 10-Month |
48.84°F (9.36°C) | 48.23°F (9.02°C) |
0.61°F (0.34°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2010–May 2011 11-Month |
51.19°F (10.66°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
0.66°F (0.37°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1953, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jun 2010–May 2011 12-Month |
52.80°F (11.56°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
0.77°F (0.43°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1917 |
| 36th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2009–May 2011 18-Month |
49.02°F (9.46°C) | 48.53°F (9.18°C) |
0.49°F (0.28°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1918 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2009–May 2011 24-Month |
52.42°F (11.34°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
0.41°F (0.22°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1918 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2008–May 2011 36-Month |
52.56°F (11.42°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.56°F (0.31°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1918 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2007–May 2011 48-Month |
52.68°F (11.49°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
0.69°F (0.38°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1918 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2006–May 2011 60-Month |
52.83°F (11.57°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
0.85°F (0.47°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1920 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2020 | ||||
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/