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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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Alabama

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1998 1-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
Feb–Mar 1998 2-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
Jan–Mar 1998 3-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1992
Dec 1997–Mar 1998 4-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
Nov 1997–Mar 1998 5-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
Oct 1997–Mar 1998 6-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1965, 1993, 2011
Sep 1997–Mar 1998 7-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1953, 1965, 1967
Aug 1997–Mar 1998 8-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.3°F (14.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1936, 1965, 1967, 1994
Jul 1997–Mar 1998 9-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1936, 1947, 1975, 1982
Jun 1997–Mar 1998 10-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1971
May 1997–Mar 1998 11-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1977
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1905
Apr 1997–Mar 1998 12-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1977
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1904, 1918, 1964, 2014
Oct 1996–Mar 1998 18-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1978
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1899
Apr 1996–Mar 1998 24-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1978
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1918, 1982
Apr 1995–Mar 1998 36-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1970
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1941, 1961, 1972, 1986, 1995, 2015
Apr 1994–Mar 1998 48-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970, 1971, 1980
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2020
	Ties: 1904
Apr 1993–Mar 1998 60-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970, 1971, 1980, 1981
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1961, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/