Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Great Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1979
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1979 1-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 54.3°F (12.4°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1953 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1913 | ||||||
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1975 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1984 | ||||||
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 46.1°F (7.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1937, 2019 | ||||||
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1933 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1939 | ||||||
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 39.8°F (4.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1895 | ||||||
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 38.2°F (3.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1913 | ||||||
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
36.0°F (2.2°C) | 38.1°F (3.4°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
38.2°F (3.4°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1917 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 41.9°F (5.5°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1917 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1896 | ||||||
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
43.2°F (6.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1917 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1906 | ||||||
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1917 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1906 | ||||||
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1917 |
109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 1934 | ||||
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917, 1933 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1908, 1957, 1958, 1962 | ||||||
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2015, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1968 | ||||||
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1956, 1958 | ||||||
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1939, 1968, 1987 | ||||||
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1917 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1967 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/