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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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City: Wilmington

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Wilmington, Delaware

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1971

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1971 1-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1960
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Feb–Mar 1971 2-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1987
Jan–Mar 1971 3-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	37.0°F (2.8°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012, 2020
	Ties: 1977, 1980
Dec 1970–Mar 1971 4-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Nov 1970–Mar 1971 5-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1955, 1960, 1965
Oct 1970–Mar 1971 6-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Sep 1970–Mar 1971 7-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Aug 1970–Mar 1971 8-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1963
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
	Ties: 1950, 1990, 1997, 2004
Jul 1970–Mar 1971 9-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1963
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 2004
Jun 1970–Mar 1971 10-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1963
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1960
May 1970–Mar 1971 11-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1963, 1968
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1985, 2005
Apr 1970–Mar 1971 12-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1963, 1968
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012, 2020
	Ties: 1949, 2009
Oct 1969–Mar 1971 18-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1961, 1969, 1980
Apr 1969–Mar 1971 24-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1964, 1968, 1978
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1981, 1989
Apr 1968–Mar 1971 36-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1965, 1979
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2022
	Ties: 1958, 1960, 1989
Apr 1967–Mar 1971 48-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1980
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2019, 2020, 2022
	Ties: 1963, 1981
Apr 1966–Mar 1971 60-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1965, 1967, 1968
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2020
	Ties: 1963, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/