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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

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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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1971 1-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1960
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1914
Feb–Mar 1971 2-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1958
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
Jan–Mar 1971 3-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1983
Dec 1970–Mar 1971 4-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1961
Nov 1970–Mar 1971 5-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1936
Oct 1970–Mar 1971 6-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1926
Sep 1970–Mar 1971 7-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1993
Aug 1970–Mar 1971 8-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1914
Jul 1970–Mar 1971 9-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1965, 1988
Jun 1970–Mar 1971 10-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1998
May 1970–Mar 1971 11-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1966, 1967
Apr 1970–Mar 1971 12-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1966, 1983
Oct 1969–Mar 1971 18-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1905
Apr 1969–Mar 1971 24-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
Apr 1968–Mar 1971 36-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2018
Apr 1967–Mar 1971 48-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970, 1971, 1980
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1970, 1980
Apr 1966–Mar 1971 60-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970, 1971, 1980, 1981
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1970, 1980, 1981

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/