Global temperature, May 1976

Global anomaly−0.20°C1951–1980

Rank among all Mays101 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere−0.26°C

S. Hemisphere−0.15°C

vs same month last year−0.36°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)334.72 ppm

All months of 1976

Jan−0.03°C

Feb−0.06°C

Mar−0.22°C

Apr−0.07°C

May ◀−0.20°C

Jun−0.12°C

Jul−0.10°C

Aug−0.12°C

Sep−0.06°C

Oct−0.24°C

Nov−0.06°C

Dec+0.11°C

This month−0.20°C

Same month, previous year+0.16°C

Same month 10 years earlier−0.12°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.23°C

May average 1991–2020+0.58°C

Warmest May on record (2024)+1.16°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1966	−0.12°C	−0.05°C	−0.19°C	90
1967	+0.12°C	+0.21°C	+0.04°C	54
1968	−0.14°C	−0.06°C	−0.22°C	92
1969	+0.18°C	+0.11°C	+0.26°C	49
1970	−0.03°C	±0.00°C	−0.06°C	73
1971	−0.05°C	−0.12°C	+0.01°C	76
1972	−0.03°C	−0.15°C	+0.10°C	72
1973	+0.23°C	+0.09°C	+0.36°C	45
1974	−0.04°C	−0.19°C	+0.11°C	75
1975	+0.16°C	−0.02°C	+0.33°C	51
1976	−0.20°C	−0.26°C	−0.15°C	101
1977	+0.33°C	+0.23°C	+0.42°C	36
1978	+0.09°C	−0.06°C	+0.24°C	59
1979	+0.03°C	+0.01°C	+0.06°C	66
1980	+0.35°C	+0.26°C	+0.44°C	32
1981	+0.25°C	+0.18°C	+0.31°C	44
1982	+0.18°C	+0.09°C	+0.27°C	48
1983	+0.34°C	+0.05°C	+0.63°C	34
1984	+0.33°C	+0.23°C	+0.42°C	35
1985	+0.15°C	+0.09°C	+0.20°C	53
1986	+0.21°C	+0.19°C	+0.23°C	46

Rank 1260 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.