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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1948

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1948 1-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1960
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1964
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 2003
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	-3.9°F (-2.2°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1978
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1963
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1978
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1978
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Oct 1947–Mar 1948 6-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1978
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1945, 1962
Sep 1947–Mar 1948 7-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1941, 1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1967, 1981, 1984
Aug 1947–Mar 1948 8-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1941
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1945, 1965
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1941
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Jun 1947–Mar 1948 10-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1963
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
May 1947–Mar 1948 11-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1963, 1968, 1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Apr 1947–Mar 1948 12-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1968
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1967, 1978
Oct 1946–Mar 1948 18-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1978
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1966
Apr 1946–Mar 1948 24-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1968
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1945, 1967, 1970
Apr 1945–Mar 1948 36-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970
				--	--	2022
	Ties: 1946, 1947, 1959, 1960, 1961
Apr 1944–Mar 1948 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1970
				--	--	2022
	Ties: 1946, 1947, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Apr 1943–Mar 1948 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1970
				--	--	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/