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Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1986 1-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	6.6°F (3.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1897
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	6.0°F (3.3°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1903
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	6.3°F (3.5°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1978
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 2020
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1953, 2009, 2014, 2021
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1970, 1990, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2020
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1911, 1927, 1930, 1956, 2019
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1990, 2005
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1953, 2011
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1953, 2008
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1927
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1908, 1915, 1955, 1963, 1980
Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1913
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1911, 1919, 1921, 1942, 1967, 1970
Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1914
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1932, 1957, 1975
Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1915
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1905, 1911, 1922, 1926, 1958, 1966, 1973
Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1955

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/