Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

North Carolina

Average Temperature Rankings, March 2003

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2003 1-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1960
March 2003 1-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1947
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1990
	Ties: 1908
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1897, 1924
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1902, 1904, 1977
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1908, 1959
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1947
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1928, 1953, 1998
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932, 2017, 2020
	Ties: 1923, 1953, 2013
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1997
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1916, 1994
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1972
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1905
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1905
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1922, 1935, 1943, 2009
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1970
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018, 2020
	Ties: 1899, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1956
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1950, 1951, 1994
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1970
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 2006, 2013

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings