Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Delaware
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1973 1-Month |
60.1°F (15.6°C) | 62.1°F (16.7°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1967 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2004 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2005, 2020 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 52.3°F (11.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1940 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1940 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 43.4°F (6.3°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 43.8°F (6.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1942, 1975, 1997 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
45.8°F (7.7°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1960, 1980, 2014 | ||||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904, 1918 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1930, 1975 | ||||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1909, 1922, 1989, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1945, 1980, 1987, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1931, 1947, 1980 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1931, 1945, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1938, 1972, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1906 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1945 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1915, 1916, 1931, 1938, 1942, 1978, 1983 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1908 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1961, 1984 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/