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 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Virginia
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1998
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1998 1-Month |
65.5°F (18.6°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1967 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1987 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1998 2-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1907 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1998 3-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1960 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1959 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1998 4-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 49.6°F (9.8°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1895 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1957 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1998 5-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Dec 1997–May 1998 6-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1978 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–May 1998 7-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1904 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1995 | ||||||
|
Oct 1997–May 1998 8-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1904 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 1997–May 1998 9-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1904 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 1997–May 1998 10-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1904 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1950, 1953, 1954, 1985, 2018 | ||||||
|
Jul 1997–May 1998 11-Month |
54.5°F (12.5°C) | 53.3°F (11.8°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1904, 1918 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1991 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1939, 1954 | ||||||
|
Jun 1997–May 1998 12-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1904 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1901, 1903, 1972, 1990, 1992 | ||||||
|
Dec 1996–May 1998 18-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 51.6°F (10.9°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1905 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1946 | ||||||
|
Jun 1996–May 1998 24-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1905 |
| 46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1913, 1914, 1935, 1942, 1951, 1957, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jun 1995–May 1998 36-Month |
54.8°F (12.7°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1906 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1929, 1940, 1959, 1973 | ||||||
|
Jun 1994–May 1998 48-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1970 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jun 1993–May 1998 60-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1970 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1925, 1938, 1958, 1975, 1987, 1988 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/