Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Delaware
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1978
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1978 1-Month |
60.2°F (15.7°C) | 62.1°F (16.7°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.0°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1967 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2004 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1907 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1943 | ||||||
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 52.3°F (11.3°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1940 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 2nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1934 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1895 | ||||||
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
41.1°F (5.1°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1940 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
40.2°F (4.6°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.8°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1904 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 43.7°F (6.5°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1904 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
43.0°F (6.1°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1904 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904, 1918 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1904 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1934 | ||||||
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1904 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 54.3°F (12.4°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1904 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1934, 1961 | ||||||
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1964 | ||||||
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1941 | 1905 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1917 | ||||||
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
53.9°F (12.2°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1906 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1937, 1940 | ||||||
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1907 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1915, 1916, 1931, 1938, 1942, 1973, 1983 | ||||||
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1974 | 1908 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1974, 1985 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/