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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2013
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 2013 1-Month |
60.85°F (16.03°C) | 60.20°F (15.67°C) |
0.65°F (0.36°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1940 | ||||||
Apr–May 2013 2-Month |
55.26°F (12.92°C) | 55.62°F (13.12°C) |
-0.36°F (-0.20°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 2008 | 1907 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1970 | ||||||
Mar–May 2013 3-Month |
50.48°F (10.27°C) | 50.92°F (10.51°C) |
-0.44°F (-0.24°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–May 2013 4-Month |
46.55°F (8.08°C) | 46.64°F (8.13°C) |
-0.09°F (-0.05°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 2013 5-Month |
43.69°F (6.49°C) | 43.34°F (6.30°C) |
0.35°F (0.19°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2012–May 2013 6-Month |
42.40°F (5.78°C) | 41.58°F (5.32°C) |
0.82°F (0.46°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1927 | ||||||
Nov 2012–May 2013 7-Month |
42.63°F (5.91°C) | 41.60°F (5.33°C) |
1.03°F (0.58°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2012–May 2013 8-Month |
44.04°F (6.69°C) | 43.17°F (6.21°C) |
0.87°F (0.48°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 2012–May 2013 9-Month |
46.51°F (8.06°C) | 45.57°F (7.54°C) |
0.94°F (0.52°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 2012–May 2013 10-Month |
49.24°F (9.58°C) | 48.22°F (9.01°C) |
1.02°F (0.57°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2012–May 2013 11-Month |
51.74°F (10.97°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
1.21°F (0.68°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 2012–May 2013 12-Month |
53.31°F (11.84°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.28°F (0.71°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2011–May 2013 18-Month |
50.96°F (10.53°C) | 48.53°F (9.18°C) |
2.43°F (1.35°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1918 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2011–May 2013 24-Month |
54.30°F (12.39°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.28°F (1.27°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1918 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2010–May 2013 36-Month |
53.80°F (12.11°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.80°F (1.00°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1918 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 2009–May 2013 48-Month |
53.36°F (11.87°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.37°F (0.76°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1918 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2018 | ||||
Jun 2008–May 2013 60-Month |
53.26°F (11.81°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.28°F (0.71°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2012 | 1920 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/