Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, March 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2018 1-Month |
42.73°F (5.96°C) | 41.50°F (5.28°C) |
1.23°F (0.68°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1965 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2018 2-Month |
39.12°F (3.96°C) | 37.66°F (3.14°C) |
1.46°F (0.82°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2018 3-Month |
36.80°F (2.67°C) | 35.15°F (1.75°C) |
1.65°F (0.92°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Dec 2017–Mar 2018 4-Month |
36.17°F (2.32°C) | 34.54°F (1.41°C) |
1.63°F (0.91°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Mar 2018 5-Month |
37.94°F (3.30°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
1.96°F (1.09°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Mar 2018 6-Month |
40.90°F (4.94°C) | 39.00°F (3.89°C) |
1.90°F (1.05°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 2017–Mar 2018 7-Month |
44.53°F (6.96°C) | 42.70°F (5.94°C) |
1.83°F (1.02°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2017–Mar 2018 8-Month |
47.96°F (8.87°C) | 46.37°F (7.98°C) |
1.59°F (0.89°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–Mar 2018 9-Month |
51.04°F (10.58°C) | 49.39°F (9.66°C) |
1.65°F (0.92°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–Mar 2018 10-Month |
52.98°F (11.66°C) | 51.31°F (10.73°C) |
1.67°F (0.93°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
May 2017–Mar 2018 11-Month |
53.67°F (12.04°C) | 52.12°F (11.18°C) |
1.55°F (0.86°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2018 12-Month |
53.68°F (12.04°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.65°F (0.91°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–Mar 2018 18-Month |
50.20°F (10.11°C) | 47.67°F (8.71°C) |
2.53°F (1.40°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2018 24-Month |
54.37°F (12.43°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.35°F (1.31°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2015–Mar 2018 36-Month |
54.59°F (12.55°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.59°F (1.44°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
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Apr 2014–Mar 2018 48-Month |
54.25°F (12.36°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.26°F (1.25°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 2013–Mar 2018 60-Month |
53.81°F (12.12°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.83°F (1.02°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1920 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/