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 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2020 1-Month |
46.08°F (7.82°C) | 41.50°F (5.28°C) |
4.58°F (2.54°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1965 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2020 2-Month |
41.13°F (5.07°C) | 37.66°F (3.14°C) |
3.47°F (1.93°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2020 3-Month |
39.27°F (4.04°C) | 35.15°F (1.75°C) |
4.12°F (2.29°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–Mar 2020 4-Month |
38.56°F (3.64°C) | 34.55°F (1.42°C) |
4.01°F (2.22°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Mar 2020 5-Month |
39.07°F (3.93°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
3.09°F (1.72°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Mar 2020 6-Month |
41.23°F (5.13°C) | 39.00°F (3.89°C) |
2.23°F (1.24°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 2019–Mar 2020 7-Month |
45.12°F (7.29°C) | 42.70°F (5.94°C) |
2.42°F (1.35°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–Mar 2020 8-Month |
48.70°F (9.28°C) | 46.38°F (7.99°C) |
2.32°F (1.29°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–Mar 2020 9-Month |
51.58°F (10.88°C) | 49.40°F (9.67°C) |
2.18°F (1.21°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–Mar 2020 10-Month |
53.29°F (11.83°C) | 51.31°F (10.73°C) |
1.98°F (1.10°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 2019–Mar 2020 11-Month |
53.85°F (12.14°C) | 52.11°F (11.17°C) |
1.74°F (0.97°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Mar 2020 12-Month |
53.77°F (12.09°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.74°F (0.96°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–Mar 2020 18-Month |
48.84°F (9.36°C) | 47.67°F (8.71°C) |
1.17°F (0.65°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2018–Mar 2020 24-Month |
53.41°F (11.89°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.39°F (0.77°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1918 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2020 36-Month |
53.50°F (11.94°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.50°F (0.83°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2020 48-Month |
53.89°F (12.16°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.90°F (1.05°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 2015–Mar 2020 60-Month |
54.12°F (12.29°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
2.14°F (1.19°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1920 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 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 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/