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National Climate Report - May 2018
Average Temperature Anomalies

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Average Temperature Anomalies

The following table shows, for about 180 long-term stations, how its Jan-May 2018 Average Temperature stacks up against normal, and where it ranks among that station's history. The unusualness score is based upon the number of standard deviations difference between the 2013 value and the station's average, based on the station's history.

For a visual presentation, click a station's rank for a "Haywood plot" that shows its cumulative value for each year it has been reporting. As you read from left to right, a particular year's trace represents the average of all previous days during that year. Because of the relatively few days that make up the year-to-date average during January and February, the plots are often noisy during these months.

Year-to-Date (Jan-May) Average Temperature for selected locations
Location ST 2018
Value		 1981-2010
Average		 Jan-May
Departure		 Unusualness Jan-May Rank
 #Yrs in Record
San Juan PR 79.0 °F 79.3 °F -0.3 °F +0.3σ 26th Warmest 63 yrs
Flagstaff AZ 41.1 °F 38.9 °F +2.2 °F +1.4σ 8th Warmest 86 yrs
Asheville NC 50.6 °F 48.7 °F +1.9 °F +1.1σ 9th Warmest 62 yrs
Macon GA 59.1 °F 57.8 °F +1.3 °F +0.5σ 18th Warmest 70 yrs
Paducah KY 50.2 °F 49.6 °F +0.6 °F +0.4σ 26th Warmest 69 yrs
Augusta GA 58.4 °F 57.0 °F +1.4 °F +0.7σ 15th Warmest 74 yrs
Savannah GA 61.7 °F 60.2 °F +1.5 °F +0.7σ 15th Warmest 71 yrs
Huntsville AL 55.8 °F 54.7 °F +1.1 °F +1.0σ 9th Warmest 60 yrs
Huntington WV 48.7 °F 47.6 °F +1.1 °F +0.7σ 13th Warmest 58 yrs
Greenville SC 54.7 °F 54.1 °F +0.6 °F +0.8σ 10th Warmest 56 yrs
Beckley WV 45.2 °F 44.0 °F +1.2 °F +0.7σ 13th Warmest 55 yrs
Wichita KS 49.2 °F 47.7 °F +1.5 °F +0.8σ 11th Warmest 65 yrs
Jackson MS 59.2 °F 57.8 °F +1.4 °F +0.6σ 14th Warmest 55 yrs
Binghamton NY 36.3 °F 36.3 °F -0.0 °F +0.2σ 29th Warmest 67 yrs
Orlando FL 68.9 °F 67.8 °F +1.1 °F +0.7σ 15th Warmest 62 yrs
Daytona Beach FL 66.3 °F 65.4 °F +0.9 °F +0.4σ 31st Warmest 82 yrs
Fort Myers FL 72.4 °F 70.8 °F +1.7 °F +1.3σ 10th Warmest 93 yrs
Key West FL 74.6 °F 74.1 °F +0.5 °F +0.1σ 29th Warmest 67 yrs
Miami FL 74.1 °F 73.4 °F +0.7 °F +0.7σ 17th Warmest 71 yrs
Tampa FL 70.6 °F 68.5 °F +2.1 °F +1.3σ 9th Warmest 79 yrs
New Orleans LA 65.8 °F 63.8 °F +2.0 °F +1.2σ 9th Warmest 71 yrs
Houston TX 65.4 °F 64.4 °F +1.0 °F +0.7σ 20th Warmest 79 yrs
Brownsville TX 72.4 °F 70.0 °F +2.4 °F +1.4σ 8th Warmest 90 yrs
San Antonio TX 64.7 °F 63.2 °F +1.5 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 72 yrs
Corpus Christi TX 67.9 °F 66.9 °F +0.9 °F +0.5σ 24th Warmest 71 yrs
Raleigh NC 53.3 °F 53.2 °F +0.1 °F +0.5σ 26th Warmest 74 yrs
Greensboro NC 52.0 °F 51.5 °F +0.5 °F +0.7σ 25th Warmest 90 yrs
Elkins WV 43.4 °F 41.9 °F +1.4 °F +0.7σ 25th Warmest 92 yrs
Norfolk VA 53.2 °F 51.6 °F +1.6 °F +0.8σ 17th Warmest 73 yrs
Philadelphia PA 46.6 °F 46.2 °F +0.5 °F +0.5σ 21st Warmest 71 yrs
Richmond VA 51.3 °F 50.5 °F +0.8 °F +0.7σ 15th Warmest 75 yrs
Roanoke VA 50.2 °F 49.1 °F +1.1 °F +0.7σ 18th Warmest 71 yrs
Washington (Reagan National) VA 50.5 °F 49.0 °F +1.4 °F +0.8σ 15th Warmest 73 yrs
Wilmington NC 57.1 °F 56.8 °F +0.3 °F +0.2σ 27th Warmest 71 yrs
Wilmington DE 45.9 °F 45.5 °F +0.4 °F +0.5σ 21st Warmest 71 yrs
Charleston WV 48.4 °F 47.7 °F +0.7 °F +0.5σ 21st Warmest 71 yrs
Atlanta GA 57.1 °F 55.5 °F +1.6 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 89 yrs
Birmingham AL 57.8 °F 56.1 °F +1.7 °F +0.8σ 22nd Warmest 89 yrs
Johnson City TN 49.7 °F 48.0 °F +1.7 °F +0.6σ 22nd Warmest 78 yrs
Charlotte NC 54.8 °F 52.5 °F +2.3 °F +0.8σ 17th Warmest 77 yrs
Chattanooga TN 54.8 °F 53.4 °F +1.4 °F +0.9σ 18th Warmest 80 yrs
Columbia SC 59.2 °F 56.9 °F +2.3 °F +1.1σ 9th Warmest 71 yrs
Jacksonville FL 63.7 °F 62.5 °F +1.1 °F +0.3σ 32nd Warmest 79 yrs
Knoxville TN 52.5 °F 51.5 °F +1.0 °F +0.4σ 35th Warmest 108 yrs
Memphis TN 55.1 °F 55.2 °F -0.1 °F +0.3σ 33rd Warmest 77 yrs
Mobile AL 62.9 °F 61.1 °F +1.8 °F +0.7σ 18th Warmest 71 yrs
Montgomery AL 60.1 °F 58.3 °F +1.8 °F +0.7σ 15th Warmest 71 yrs
Nashville TN 53.6 °F 51.3 °F +2.3 °F +0.9σ 12th Warmest 71 yrs
Shreveport LA 60.2 °F 58.9 °F +1.4 °F +0.7σ 16th Warmest 79 yrs
Austin TX 64.3 °F 62.9 °F +1.4 °F +1.0σ 11th Warmest 80 yrs
Dallas TX 60.6 °F 59.7 °F +0.9 °F +0.8σ 16th Warmest 79 yrs
Abilene TX 57.9 °F 57.6 °F +0.3 °F +0.2σ 28th Warmest 71 yrs
Little Rock AR 54.5 °F 54.6 °F -0.0 °F +0.0σ 40th Warmest 80 yrs
Fort Smith AR 54.6 °F 53.7 °F +0.8 °F +0.7σ 18th Warmest 73 yrs
Wichita Falls TX 55.8 °F 55.4 °F +0.4 °F +0.0σ 48th Coolest 95 yrs
Oklahoma City OK 52.0 °F 53.3 °F -1.3 °F +0.1σ 31st Warmest 71 yrs
Tulsa OK 52.9 °F 52.4 °F +0.5 °F +0.5σ 24th Warmest 77 yrs
Baton Rouge LA 63.5 °F 62.5 °F +1.0 °F +0.7σ 24th Warmest 85 yrs
Dodge City KS 47.7 °F 46.3 °F +1.4 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 71 yrs
St Louis MO 47.4 °F 47.8 °F -0.5 °F +0.2σ 34th Warmest 80 yrs
Springfield MO 48.7 °F 47.5 °F +1.2 °F +0.6σ 20th Warmest 78 yrs
Topeka KS 46.5 °F 46.0 °F +0.5 °F +0.5σ 21st Warmest 72 yrs
Bangor ME 34.9 °F 33.0 °F +1.9 °F +0.8σ 14th Warmest 63 yrs
Caribou ME 29.9 °F 28.0 °F +1.9 °F +1.0σ 12th Warmest 77 yrs
New York (La Guardia) NY 46.3 °F 45.3 °F +1.1 °F +0.8σ 14th Warmest 79 yrs
Buffalo NY 38.5 °F 37.8 °F +0.7 °F +0.5σ 24th Warmest 80 yrs
Albany NY 39.1 °F 38.1 °F +1.1 °F +0.8σ 15th Warmest 80 yrs
Allentown PA 43.4 °F 41.6 °F +1.8 °F +0.8σ 14th Warmest 71 yrs
Boston MA 42.3 °F 41.1 °F +1.2 °F +0.7σ 18th Warmest 83 yrs
Hartford CT 41.3 °F 40.7 °F +0.7 °F +0.6σ 15th Warmest 69 yrs
Burlington VT 37.1 °F 34.7 °F +2.5 °F +1.3σ 12th Warmest 78 yrs
Concord NH 37.9 °F 35.9 °F +1.9 °F +1.2σ 11th Warmest 79 yrs
Harrisburg PA 45.6 °F 43.9 °F +1.7 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 71 yrs
Portland ME 37.4 °F 36.0 °F +1.4 °F +1.1σ 12th Warmest 78 yrs
Providence RI 43.3 °F 41.7 °F +1.6 °F +1.2σ 9th Warmest 71 yrs
Syracuse NY 37.6 °F 37.8 °F -0.2 °F +0.1σ 38th Warmest 80 yrs
Wilkes-Barre PA 40.9 °F 39.9 °F +1.0 °F +0.5σ 19th Warmest 69 yrs
Williamsport PA 42.0 °F 41.0 °F +0.9 °F +0.5σ 17th Warmest 70 yrs
Cleveland OH 41.7 °F 41.5 °F +0.2 °F +0.6σ 20th Warmest 79 yrs
Columbus OH 44.9 °F 44.1 °F +0.8 °F +0.7σ 15th Warmest 71 yrs
Fort Wayne IN 41.6 °F 40.6 °F +1.0 °F +0.6σ 21st Warmest 79 yrs
Madison WI 35.6 °F 36.1 °F -0.5 °F +0.0σ 39th Warmest 79 yrs
Milwaukee WI 37.7 °F 37.1 °F +0.6 °F +0.6σ 20th Warmest 80 yrs
Muskegon MI 38.5 °F 38.4 °F +0.1 °F +0.7σ 23rd Warmest 117 yrs
Peoria IL 42.0 °F 42.1 °F -0.1 °F +0.3σ 26th Warmest 75 yrs
Sault Ste. Marie MI 30.7 °F 30.4 °F +0.3 °F +0.7σ 17th Warmest 88 yrs
South Bend IN 38.6 °F 39.8 °F -1.2 °F -0.3σ 44th Coolest 115 yrs
Youngstown OH 40.8 °F 39.6 °F +1.2 °F +0.6σ 21st Warmest 81 yrs
Erie PA 39.7 °F 39.3 °F +0.4 °F +0.5σ 31st Warmest 93 yrs
Akron OH 41.9 °F 40.3 °F +1.6 °F +0.8σ 12th Warmest 70 yrs
Green Bay WI 34.3 °F 33.5 °F +0.8 °F +0.5σ 41st Warmest 123 yrs
Duluth MN 27.9 °F 28.6 °F -0.8 °F +0.2σ 33rd Warmest 71 yrs
Fargo ND 29.0 °F 30.8 °F -1.9 °F -0.1σ 38th Coolest 76 yrs
Grand Forks ND 27.0 °F 28.3 °F -1.3 °F -0.1σ 34th Coolest 69 yrs
International Falls MN 24.3 °F 26.1 °F -1.8 °F -0.2σ 42nd Coolest 86 yrs
La Crosse WI 36.5 °F 36.7 °F -0.2 °F +0.3σ 25th Warmest 79 yrs
St Paul MN 34.4 °F 35.4 °F -1.0 °F +0.2σ 33rd Warmest 80 yrs
Moline IL 40.1 °F 40.6 °F -0.5 °F +0.1σ 32nd Warmest 75 yrs
Rochester MN 32.1 °F 34.8 °F -2.7 °F -0.3σ 40th Coolest 95 yrs
Aberdeen SD 30.7 °F 32.3 °F -1.5 °F -0.3σ 40th Coolest 106 yrs
Des Moines IA 40.6 °F 40.9 °F -0.3 °F +0.3σ 25th Warmest 73 yrs
Grand Island NE 39.7 °F 41.2 °F -1.5 °F -0.2σ 33rd Coolest 80 yrs
Norfolk NE 37.1 °F 39.5 °F -2.4 °F -0.4σ 25th Coolest 73 yrs
Omaha NE 40.9 °F 41.2 °F -0.3 °F +0.1σ 32nd Warmest 70 yrs
Sioux City IA 36.5 °F 38.7 °F -2.1 °F -0.5σ 20th Coolest 71 yrs
Sioux Falls SD 33.6 °F 35.3 °F -1.7 °F -0.4σ 32nd Coolest 87 yrs
Hilo HI 74.2 °F 72.1 °F +2.2 °F +1.8σ 3rd Warmest 69 yrs
Del Rio TX 66.4 °F 64.8 °F +1.6 °F +0.9σ 13th Warmest 61 yrs
Honolulu HI 76.7 °F 75.0 °F +1.7 °F +1.8σ 3rd Warmest 69 yrs
Lihue HI 73.7 °F 73.2 °F +0.5 °F +0.6σ 21st Warmest 68 yrs
Roswell NM 57.0 °F 54.1 °F +3.0 °F +1.4σ 7th Warmest 64 yrs
Midland TX 61.1 °F 57.3 °F +3.8 °F +2.0σ 4th Warmest 88 yrs
Lubbock TX 56.1 °F 53.5 °F +2.6 °F +1.5σ 7th Warmest 72 yrs
El Paso TX 62.8 °F 58.2 °F +4.6 °F +2.5σ Warmest 76 yrs
Amarillo TX 52.4 °F 49.6 °F +2.9 °F +1.5σ 5th Warmest 71 yrs
Albuquerque NM 52.7 °F 49.6 °F +3.1 °F +1.9σ Warmest 87 yrs
Alamosa CO 37.3 °F 33.3 °F +4.0 °F +1.7σ Warmest 71 yrs
Goodland KS 42.9 °F 42.4 °F +0.6 °F +0.5σ 34th Warmest 104 yrs
Grand Junction CO 46.7 °F 44.0 °F +2.7 °F +1.2σ 12th Warmest 119 yrs
Ely NV 38.5 °F 36.9 °F +1.6 °F +1.0σ 14th Warmest 92 yrs
Tucson AZ 66.3 °F 62.4 °F +3.9 °F +2.1σ Warmest 70 yrs
Las Vegas NV 63.9 °F 61.3 °F +2.6 °F +1.8σ 4th Warmest 70 yrs
Los Angeles CA 60.8 °F 59.0 °F +1.8 °F +1.0σ 11th Warmest 74 yrs
Phoenix AZ 69.9 °F 67.3 °F +2.6 °F +1.6σ 4th Warmest 79 yrs
Carson City NV 47.6 °F 46.4 °F +1.2 °F +1.4σ 10th Warmest 81 yrs
San Diego CA 61.8 °F 60.0 °F +1.8 °F +1.0σ 14th Warmest 79 yrs
Sacramento CA 55.6 °F 55.2 °F +0.3 °F +0.3σ 27th Warmest 71 yrs
San Francisco CA 56.5 °F 54.9 °F +1.6 °F +1.3σ 7th Warmest 72 yrs
Bismarck ND 29.5 °F 32.2 °F -2.7 °F -0.3σ 29th Coolest 71 yrs
Minot ND 29.1 °F 31.3 °F -2.2 °F -0.1σ 32nd Warmest 68 yrs
Cheyenne WY 39.2 °F 38.0 °F +1.2 °F +1.2σ 17th Warmest 104 yrs
Lander WY 36.1 °F 36.1 °F +0.0 °F +0.3σ 27th Warmest 71 yrs
North Platte NE 38.4 °F 39.7 °F -1.3 °F -0.3σ 29th Coolest 71 yrs
Pierre SD 32.9 °F 36.9 °F -4.0 °F -0.8σ 16th Coolest 84 yrs
Scottsbluff NE 40.1 °F 40.1 °F -0.0 °F +0.3σ 41st Warmest 112 yrs
Sheridan WY 34.2 °F 36.5 °F -2.3 °F -0.6σ 23rd Coolest 71 yrs
Billings MT 35.9 °F 39.5 °F -3.6 °F -0.7σ 21st Coolest 71 yrs
Casper WY 36.6 °F 36.5 °F +0.2 °F +0.3σ 29th Warmest 70 yrs
Rapid City SD 34.0 °F 37.7 °F -3.7 °F -1.1σ 11th Coolest 70 yrs
Elko NV 41.3 °F 38.6 °F +2.7 °F +1.3σ 11th Warmest 117 yrs
Salt Lake City UT 48.8 °F 43.7 °F +5.2 °F +2.3σ Warmest 71 yrs
Boise ID 46.9 °F 44.5 °F +2.3 °F +1.4σ 4th Warmest 79 yrs
Great Falls MT 33.3 °F 36.4 °F -3.2 °F -0.9σ 16th Coolest 81 yrs
Helena MT 34.7 °F 37.4 °F -2.7 °F -0.3σ 30th Coolest 80 yrs
Missoula MT 38.8 °F 38.9 °F -0.1 °F +0.7σ 21st Warmest 71 yrs
Pendleton OR 47.5 °F 45.6 °F +2.0 °F +1.1σ 12th Warmest 89 yrs
Pocatello ID 42.3 °F 38.1 °F +4.2 °F +1.7σ 3rd Warmest 80 yrs
Spokane WA 42.6 °F 41.1 °F +1.5 °F +0.9σ 20th Warmest 128 yrs
Eureka CA 49.9 °F 50.3 °F -0.4 °F -0.0σ 38th Warmest 77 yrs
Eugene OR 47.1 °F 47.2 °F -0.1 °F -0.0σ 39th Coolest 79 yrs
Medford OR 49.7 °F 49.2 °F +0.5 °F +0.9σ 14th Warmest 91 yrs
Olympia WA 46.2 °F 45.6 °F +0.6 °F +0.8σ 15th Warmest 76 yrs
Portland OR 50.5 °F 48.9 °F +1.7 °F +1.4σ 6th Warmest 80 yrs
Salem OR 49.5 °F 47.6 °F +1.8 °F +1.3σ 11th Warmest 113 yrs
Seattle WA 49.1 °F 47.7 °F +1.4 °F +1.2σ 7th Warmest 71 yrs
Yakima WA 48.1 °F 43.4 °F +4.7 °F +2.2σ 3rd Warmest 72 yrs
Juneau AK 34.8 °F 36.4 °F -1.6 °F -0.1σ 32nd Coolest 71 yrs
Fairbanks AK 18.9 °F 17.1 °F +1.8 °F +0.8σ 22nd Warmest 89 yrs
Bethel AK 26.3 °F 20.5 °F +5.8 °F +1.7σ 4th Warmest 92 yrs
Nome AK 21.1 °F 16.2 °F +4.9 °F +1.5σ 7th Warmest 104 yrs
Colorado Springs CO 43.9 °F 41.0 °F +2.9 °F +1.7σ 5th Warmest 70 yrs
Pueblo CO 46.6 °F 43.7 °F +3.0 °F +1.4σ 7th Warmest 64 yrs
Fresno CA 59.8 °F 57.5 °F +2.3 °F +1.4σ 7th Warmest 71 yrs
Baltimore MD 47.2 °F 45.9 °F +1.3 °F +0.5σ 23rd Warmest 79 yrs
Cape Hatteras NC 56.0 °F 54.2 °F +1.8 °F +0.7σ 14th Warmest 61 yrs
Atlantic City NJ 46.4 °F 44.8 °F +1.6 °F +1.1σ 10th Warmest 60 yrs
Washington (Dulles) VA 47.2 °F 46.4 °F +0.8 °F +0.8σ 12th Warmest 57 yrs
Tallahassee FL 63.0 °F 61.5 °F +1.5 °F +0.6σ 22nd Warmest 75 yrs
Cincinnati KY 46.2 °F 45.5 °F +0.8 °F +0.6σ 20th Warmest 70 yrs
Evansville IN 47.9 °F 47.5 °F +0.4 °F +0.2σ 35th Warmest 71 yrs
Indianapolis IN 44.4 °F 43.8 °F +0.6 °F +0.5σ 23rd Warmest 71 yrs
Lexington KY 48.6 °F 47.1 °F +1.5 °F +1.0σ 19th Warmest 122 yrs
Springfield IL 44.8 °F 43.6 °F +1.2 °F +0.6σ 31st Warmest 118 yrs
Columbus GA 60.9 °F 58.8 °F +2.1 °F +1.3σ 6th Warmest 71 yrs
Glasgow MT 28.1 °F 33.1 °F -5.1 °F -0.8σ 14th Coolest 71 yrs
Williston ND 27.6 °F 31.1 °F -3.5 °F -0.5σ 37th Coolest 120 yrs
Astoria OR 48.1 °F 47.3 °F +0.8 °F +0.8σ 15th Warmest 65 yrs
Bridgeport CT 43.0 °F 42.2 °F +0.8 °F +0.6σ 15th Warmest 69 yrs
Montpelier VT 33.2 °F 32.5 °F +0.6 °F +0.6σ 21st Warmest 70 yrs
New York (Central Park) NY 46.1 °F 45.3 °F +0.8 °F +1.0σ 19th Warmest 150 yrs
Worcester MA 38.7 °F 37.8 °F +1.0 °F +0.7σ 16th Warmest 70 yrs
New York (JFK) NY 44.0 °F 44.4 °F -0.4 °F +0.1σ 30th Warmest 61 yrs
Rockford IL 37.8 °F 39.0 °F -1.2 °F +0.0σ 32nd Warmest 68 yrs
Pittsburgh PA 43.0 °F 42.2 °F +0.8 °F +0.5σ 21st Warmest 71 yrs
Toledo OH 40.4 °F 40.3 °F +0.1 °F +0.5σ 19th Warmest 64 yrs
Chicago IL 39.8 °F 39.7 °F +0.1 °F +0.3σ 24th Warmest 60 yrs
Detroit MI 40.2 °F 40.1 °F +0.1 °F +0.4σ 17th Warmest 60 yrs
Grand Rapids MI 39.0 °F 38.9 °F +0.1 °F +0.5σ 14th Warmest 55 yrs
Dubuque IA 36.2 °F 37.2 °F -1.0 °F -0.0σ 32nd Warmest 66 yrs
Waterloo IA 35.1 °F 37.6 °F -2.5 °F -0.4σ 22nd Coolest 67 yrs

Citing This Report

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, State of the Climate: National Climate Report for May 2018, published online June 2018, retrieved on April 18, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/2018/05/supplemental/page-2.

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