Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, May 1896
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1896 1-Month |
50.14°F (10.08°C) | 47.44°F (8.58°C) |
2.70°F (1.50°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1896 2-Month |
45.23°F (7.35°C) | 43.03°F (6.13°C) |
2.20°F (1.22°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1907 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1896 3-Month |
39.03°F (3.91°C) | 38.68°F (3.71°C) |
0.35°F (0.20°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1917 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1896 4-Month |
35.15°F (1.75°C) | 34.72°F (1.51°C) |
0.43°F (0.24°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1917 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1896 5-Month |
32.42°F (0.23°C) | 31.72°F (-0.16°C) |
0.70°F (0.39°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1895 | 1917 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Dec 1895–May 1896 6-Month |
30.58°F (-0.79°C) | 30.22°F (-0.99°C) |
0.36°F (0.20°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1895–May 1896 7-Month |
30.24°F (-0.98°C) | 30.28°F (-0.96°C) |
-0.04°F (-0.02°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Oct 1895–May 1896 8-Month |
31.11°F (-0.49°C) | 31.68°F (-0.18°C) |
-0.57°F (-0.31°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016, 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1895–May 1896 9-Month |
33.47°F (0.82°C) | 33.92°F (1.07°C) |
-0.45°F (-0.25°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1895–May 1896 10-Month |
35.95°F (2.19°C) | 36.43°F (2.46°C) |
-0.48°F (-0.27°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 100th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Jul 1895–May 1896 11-Month |
38.01°F (3.34°C) | 38.63°F (3.68°C) |
-0.62°F (-0.34°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1971 | ||||||
|
Jun 1895–May 1896 12-Month |
39.40°F (4.11°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
-0.64°F (-0.36°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1917 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/