Climate at a Glance
Statewide 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.
Alabama
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1970
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1970 1-Month |
70.8°F (21.6°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1899 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
68.3°F (20.2°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1997 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1999, 2002 | ||||||
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1960 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2018 | ||||||
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1960 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1902, 1981 | ||||||
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1940, 1978 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1988 | ||||||
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
52.5°F (11.4°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1978 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1940 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1958 | ||||||
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1977 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1958 | ||||||
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 61.8°F (16.6°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 63.0°F (17.2°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1978 | ||||||
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 60.3°F (15.7°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1977 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1978 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1970 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1971 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1971 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1980 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 23, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/