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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, March 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1972 1-Month |
31.42°F (-0.32°C) | 29.99°F (-1.12°C) |
1.43°F (0.80°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month |
26.62°F (-2.99°C) | 26.40°F (-3.11°C) |
0.22°F (0.12°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month |
24.05°F (-4.42°C) | 24.18°F (-4.34°C) |
-0.13°F (-0.08°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1975, 2022 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month |
24.23°F (-4.32°C) | 23.81°F (-4.55°C) |
0.42°F (0.23°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month |
25.59°F (-3.56°C) | 25.18°F (-3.79°C) |
0.41°F (0.23°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month |
28.58°F (-1.90°C) | 27.90°F (-2.28°C) |
0.68°F (0.38°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month |
31.92°F (-0.04°C) | 31.32°F (-0.38°C) |
0.60°F (0.34°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month |
35.30°F (1.83°C) | 34.78°F (1.54°C) |
0.52°F (0.29°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month |
37.96°F (3.31°C) | 37.65°F (3.14°C) |
0.31°F (0.17°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month |
39.82°F (4.34°C) | 39.45°F (4.14°C) |
0.37°F (0.20°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
|
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month |
40.32°F (4.62°C) | 40.17°F (4.54°C) |
0.15°F (0.08°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month |
40.05°F (4.47°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.01°F (0.00°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1955 | ||||||
|
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month |
35.77°F (2.09°C) | 35.99°F (2.22°C) |
-0.22°F (-0.13°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month |
39.89°F (4.38°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
-0.14°F (-0.08°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month |
39.88°F (4.38°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
-0.14°F (-0.08°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month |
39.68°F (4.27°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.33°F (-0.18°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1930 | ||||||
|
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month |
39.64°F (4.24°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.36°F (-0.20°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1920 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/