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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 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1988 1-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1897
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1934
	Ties: 1931, 1946
Feb–Mar 1988 2-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1903
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1950, 1980, 2010
Jan–Mar 1988 3-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1945, 2002
Dec 1987–Mar 1988 4-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
Nov 1987–Mar 1988 5-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1949
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
Oct 1987–Mar 1988 6-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	36.0°F (2.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1914
Sep 1987–Mar 1988 7-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1926, 2019
Aug 1987–Mar 1988 8-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1928
Jul 1987–Mar 1988 9-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1950, 1974
Jun 1987–Mar 1988 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1956, 1991
May 1987–Mar 1988 11-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1930, 2011
Apr 1987–Mar 1988 12-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1963
Oct 1986–Mar 1988 18-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1949
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1989, 2020
Apr 1986–Mar 1988 24-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1913
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1999, 2011, 2012
Apr 1985–Mar 1988 36-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1914
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1991, 1992, 1999
Apr 1984–Mar 1988 48-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1915
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1942, 1960, 1970
Apr 1983–Mar 1988 60-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1959, 1967, 1970, 1980

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/