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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	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	7.9°F (4.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	16.6°F (-8.6°C)	3.8°F (2.2°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1924
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month	18.0°F (-7.8°C)	12.4°F (-10.9°C)	5.6°F (3.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month	14.3°F (-9.8°C)	12.1°F (-11.1°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month	14.3°F (-9.8°C)	14.8°F (-9.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1936
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1927
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month	19.0°F (-7.2°C)	19.6°F (-6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1936
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1947
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month	23.7°F (-4.6°C)	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1936
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1967
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1972
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1929
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1899, 1936
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1997
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1930, 1978, 1993
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1936
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1911, 1955, 1956
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month	32.1°F (0.1°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918, 1951
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1956, 1963, 1973, 1975, 2020
Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1917, 1918, 1952
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1946, 2019
Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2000
	Ties: 1923, 1945, 1965, 1976
Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1899
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2002
	Ties: 1932, 1956, 1999
Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1920
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2002
	Ties: 1933, 1946, 1957, 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/