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 June 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, March 2016
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 2016 1-Month |
35.51°F (1.95°C) | 29.99°F (-1.12°C) |
5.52°F (3.07°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1965 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 2016 2-Month |
31.81°F (-0.11°C) | 26.40°F (-3.11°C) |
5.41°F (3.00°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 2016 3-Month |
28.74°F (-1.81°C) | 24.19°F (-4.34°C) |
4.55°F (2.53°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2015–Mar 2016 4-Month |
28.86°F (-1.74°C) | 23.80°F (-4.56°C) |
5.06°F (2.82°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Nov 2015–Mar 2016 5-Month |
29.88°F (-1.18°C) | 25.18°F (-3.79°C) |
4.70°F (2.61°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Oct 2015–Mar 2016 6-Month |
32.46°F (0.26°C) | 27.89°F (-2.28°C) |
4.57°F (2.54°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Sep 2015–Mar 2016 7-Month |
35.79°F (2.11°C) | 31.32°F (-0.38°C) |
4.47°F (2.49°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Aug 2015–Mar 2016 8-Month |
38.83°F (3.79°C) | 34.79°F (1.55°C) |
4.04°F (2.24°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Jul 2015–Mar 2016 9-Month |
41.39°F (5.22°C) | 37.65°F (3.14°C) |
3.74°F (2.08°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2015–Mar 2016 10-Month |
43.15°F (6.19°C) | 39.44°F (4.13°C) |
3.71°F (2.06°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
May 2015–Mar 2016 11-Month |
43.70°F (6.50°C) | 40.18°F (4.54°C) |
3.52°F (1.96°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Apr 2015–Mar 2016 12-Month |
43.44°F (6.36°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
3.40°F (1.89°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Oct 2014–Mar 2016 18-Month |
38.87°F (3.82°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
2.89°F (1.61°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Apr 2014–Mar 2016 24-Month |
42.48°F (5.82°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
2.44°F (1.35°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Apr 2013–Mar 2016 36-Month |
41.69°F (5.38°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
1.68°F (0.93°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2018 | ||||
Apr 2012–Mar 2016 48-Month |
41.69°F (5.38°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
1.68°F (0.93°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
Apr 2011–Mar 2016 60-Month |
41.87°F (5.48°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
1.87°F (1.04°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
7th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/