Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Alabama
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1978 1-Month |
70.0°F (21.1°C) | 70.7°F (21.5°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1899 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1939 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
66.9°F (19.4°C) | 66.7°F (19.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1997 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1945, 1969, 1974, 1986, 2004, 2016, 2018 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1950, 1958 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-3.2°F (-1.8°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 56.3°F (13.5°C) |
-4.4°F (-2.4°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1940, 1978 |
| 126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1940 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.2°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
| 125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.8°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1940 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.8°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 57.8°F (14.3°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1970 | ||||||
|
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 60.3°F (15.7°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1970 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 63.1°F (17.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1971 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1964, 1973, 1982 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published September 2020, retrieved on September 23, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/