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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum 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 |
31.44°F (-0.31°C) | 29.99°F (-1.12°C) |
1.45°F (0.81°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1965 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2018 2-Month |
27.91°F (-2.27°C) | 26.41°F (-3.11°C) |
1.50°F (0.84°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2018 3-Month |
25.66°F (-3.52°C) | 24.19°F (-4.34°C) |
1.47°F (0.82°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–Mar 2018 4-Month |
25.18°F (-3.79°C) | 23.81°F (-4.55°C) |
1.37°F (0.76°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Mar 2018 5-Month |
26.92°F (-2.82°C) | 25.19°F (-3.78°C) |
1.73°F (0.96°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1899 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Mar 2018 6-Month |
29.58°F (-1.34°C) | 27.89°F (-2.28°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1899 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 2017–Mar 2018 7-Month |
33.04°F (0.58°C) | 31.32°F (-0.38°C) |
1.72°F (0.96°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2017–Mar 2018 8-Month |
36.38°F (2.43°C) | 34.79°F (1.55°C) |
1.59°F (0.88°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 2017–Mar 2018 9-Month |
39.32°F (4.07°C) | 37.65°F (3.14°C) |
1.67°F (0.93°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–Mar 2018 10-Month |
41.13°F (5.07°C) | 39.44°F (4.13°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
May 2017–Mar 2018 11-Month |
41.74°F (5.41°C) | 40.17°F (4.54°C) |
1.57°F (0.87°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2018 12-Month |
41.74°F (5.41°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
1.70°F (0.94°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2021 | ||||||
|
Oct 2016–Mar 2018 18-Month |
38.62°F (3.68°C) | 35.99°F (2.22°C) |
2.63°F (1.46°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1918 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2018 24-Month |
42.55°F (5.86°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
2.52°F (1.40°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2015–Mar 2018 36-Month |
42.85°F (6.03°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
2.83°F (1.57°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 2014–Mar 2018 48-Month |
42.52°F (5.84°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
2.51°F (1.39°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 2013–Mar 2018 60-Month |
42.04°F (5.58°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
2.04°F (1.14°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/