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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 1989

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1989 1-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
Feb–Mar 1989 2-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1968, 2005
Jan–Mar 1989 3-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1978
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012, 2020
	Ties: 2019
Dec 1988–Mar 1989 4-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1978
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
Nov 1988–Mar 1989 5-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1978
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
Oct 1988–Mar 1989 6-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1978
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 2011
Sep 1988–Mar 1989 7-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
Aug 1988–Mar 1989 8-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1963
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1981
Jul 1988–Mar 1989 9-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1963
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1980, 2003
Jun 1988–Mar 1989 10-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1963
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1988
May 1988–Mar 1989 11-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1963, 1968
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1988, 2003
Apr 1988–Mar 1989 12-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1963, 1968
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012, 2020
	Ties: 1973, 1987
Oct 1987–Mar 1989 18-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 2004
Apr 1987–Mar 1989 24-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1964, 1968, 1978
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1971, 1981
Apr 1986–Mar 1989 36-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1965, 1979
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2022
	Ties: 1958, 1960, 1971
Apr 1985–Mar 1989 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1980
				--	--	2019, 2020, 2022
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1988, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Apr 1984–Mar 1989 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1965, 1967, 1968
				--	--	2020
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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/