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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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North Carolina

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	53.4°F (11.9°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1960
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 2000, 2022
Feb–Mar 1974 2-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1947
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 2011
Jan–Mar 1974 3-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	5.1°F (2.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1990
Dec 1973–Mar 1974 4-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	4.0°F (2.2°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1978
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2020
	Ties: 2022
Nov 1973–Mar 1974 5-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1902, 1904, 1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1932
	Ties: 2002
Oct 1973–Mar 1974 6-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	1932
Sep 1973–Mar 1974 7-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	1932
Aug 1973–Mar 1974 8-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2020
Jul 1973–Mar 1974 9-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	1932, 2017, 2020
	Ties: 2022
Jun 1973–Mar 1974 10-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
May 1973–Mar 1974 11-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2020
	Ties: 1991, 2022
Apr 1973–Mar 1974 12-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1977
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2020
	Ties: 1922
Oct 1972–Mar 1974 18-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1987
Apr 1972–Mar 1974 24-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1913, 1951, 1957, 1972, 1995, 2004, 2011
Apr 1971–Mar 1974 36-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018, 2020
	Ties: 1922, 1924, 1932, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2010
Apr 1970–Mar 1974 48-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1925, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1954, 1976, 1991, 2004
Apr 1969–Mar 1974 60-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1970
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1928, 1929, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1987, 1988, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/