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 1974
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1974 1-Month |
71.8°F (22.1°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1976 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1899 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1957, 2015 | ||||||
Apr–May 1974 2-Month |
66.9°F (19.4°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1997 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1896 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1945, 1969, 1978, 1986, 2004, 2016, 2018 | ||||||
Mar–May 1974 3-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 62.8°F (17.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1960 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1925 | ||||||
Feb–May 1974 4-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1960 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1930, 1953, 1962 | ||||||
Jan–May 1974 5-Month |
59.3°F (15.2°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1940, 1978 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1973–May 1974 6-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1978 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Nov 1973–May 1974 7-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1940 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2017 | ||||
Oct 1973–May 1974 8-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1977 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 2016 | ||||||
Sep 1973–May 1974 9-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1977 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2017 | ||||
Aug 1973–May 1974 10-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1977 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1991, 2016, 2019 | ||||||
Jul 1973–May 1974 11-Month |
63.7°F (17.6°C) | 61.8°F (16.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1977 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1932 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Jun 1973–May 1974 12-Month |
64.8°F (18.2°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1977 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1991 | ||||||
Dec 1972–May 1974 18-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1977 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1945, 1946 | ||||||
Jun 1972–May 1974 24-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1978 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1910, 1912, 1920, 1957, 1975, 1987 | ||||||
Jun 1971–May 1974 36-Month |
63.7°F (17.6°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1970 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1936, 1945, 1946, 1954 | ||||||
Jun 1970–May 1974 48-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 63.0°F (17.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1971 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1921, 1944, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2005 | ||||||
Jun 1969–May 1974 60-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1971 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1944, 1988 |
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/