Warmest Mays on record (since 1880)
Warmest+1.16°C2024
Coldest−0.56°C1917
Latest+1.13°C2026 · #2
1991–2020 average+0.58°C
Trend
Top 20 warmest
+1.16°C
+1.13°C
+1.08°C
+0.99°C
+0.96°C
+0.94°C
+0.91°C
+0.87°C
+0.86°C
+0.84°C
+0.81°C
+0.80°C
+0.79°C
+0.78°C
+0.75°C
+0.69°C
+0.68°C
+0.65°C
+0.64°C
+0.63°C
Average by decade
−0.20°C
−0.25°C
−0.34°C
−0.35°C
−0.29°C
−0.17°C
+0.05°C
−0.05°C
−0.04°C
+0.05°C
+0.27°C
+0.35°C
+0.55°C
+0.79°C
+0.99°C
10 coldest
| Rank | Year | Anomaly |
|---|---|---|
| 147 | 1917 | −0.56°C |
| 146 | 1909 | −0.55°C |
| 145 | 1904 | −0.52°C |
| 144 | 1911 | −0.52°C |
| 143 | 1885 | −0.46°C |
| 142 | 1907 | −0.46°C |
| 141 | 1913 | −0.45°C |
| 140 | 1918 | −0.43°C |
| 139 | 1890 | −0.40°C |
| 138 | 1903 | −0.40°C |
Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.