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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 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1974 1-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1960
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
Feb–Mar 1974 2-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1958
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 2022
Jan–Mar 1974 3-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1921
Dec 1973–Mar 1974 4-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 2022
Nov 1973–Mar 1974 5-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
Oct 1973–Mar 1974 6-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Sep 1973–Mar 1974 7-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1907
Aug 1973–Mar 1974 8-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1922, 1999, 2016
Jul 1973–Mar 1974 9-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
Jun 1973–Mar 1974 10-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
May 1973–Mar 1974 11-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1923
Apr 1973–Mar 1974 12-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1928, 1934, 1935
Oct 1972–Mar 1974 18-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1917, 1946, 1955, 2008
Apr 1972–Mar 1974 24-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1924, 1936, 1944, 2001
Apr 1971–Mar 1974 36-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1917, 1930, 1949, 1992, 1999, 2014
Apr 1970–Mar 1974 48-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970, 1971, 1980
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1931, 1954, 1958, 1989, 2005
Apr 1969–Mar 1974 60-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970, 1971, 1980, 1981
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1943, 1994

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/