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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Virginia
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2020 1-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1967 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1989 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2020 2-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1907 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1973, 1984 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2020 3-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1960 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1986, 2006 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2020 4-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 49.6°F (9.8°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1895 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2020 5-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 46.7°F (8.2°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1978 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1998 | ||||||
|
Dec 2019–May 2020 6-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
3.3°F (1.9°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1978 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Nov 2019–May 2020 7-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1974 | ||||||
|
Oct 2019–May 2020 8-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2019–May 2020 9-Month |
51.8°F (11.0°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Aug 2019–May 2020 10-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
Jul 2019–May 2020 11-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 53.4°F (11.9°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904, 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2020 12-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2020 18-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 51.5°F (10.8°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1905 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2020 24-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1905 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2020 36-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1906 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2020 48-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1970 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2019 | ||||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2020 60-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1970 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/