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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: Washington (Dulles) Washington (Reagan National)

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Washington (Dulles), District of Columbia

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1988

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1988 1-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	2014
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 2011
Feb–Mar 1988 2-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	2015
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1981
Jan–Mar 1988 3-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Dec 1987–Mar 1988 4-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1978
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
Nov 1987–Mar 1988 5-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 2009
Oct 1987–Mar 1988 6-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1993
Sep 1987–Mar 1988 7-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Aug 1987–Mar 1988 8-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1973
Jul 1987–Mar 1988 9-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
Jun 1987–Mar 1988 10-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
May 1987–Mar 1988 11-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1989, 1997
Apr 1987–Mar 1988 12-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1977
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1983, 1987
Oct 1986–Mar 1988 18-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1968, 1978
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1972, 1975, 1984
Apr 1986–Mar 1988 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1968
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1989, 1993
Apr 1985–Mar 1988 36-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2022
	Ties: 1990
Apr 1984–Mar 1988 48-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1970
				29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1989, 1997
Apr 1983–Mar 1988 60-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1969, 1970
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1987

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/