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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 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1981 1-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1960
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2012
	Ties: 1954
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	36.6°F (2.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1933
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month	32.1°F (0.1°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1920
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1978
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1959
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1977
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1932
	Ties: 1959, 1984
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1993
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1944, 1947, 1967, 1975
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1917
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1940, 1947
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1977
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1975
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1919, 1961
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1978
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1959
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1919, 1963, 1977, 1982
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1980
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1978
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1981
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020

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/