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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 Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1960 1-Month	16.6°F (-8.6°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	-8.2°F (-4.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1943
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	13.4°F (-10.3°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1899
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	11.4°F (-11.4°C)	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1936
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1956
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	14.0°F (-10.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1936
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1955, 2018
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	15.4°F (-9.2°C)	16.5°F (-8.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1936
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1936
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 2009
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	24.3°F (-4.3°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1936
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1922
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1897
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1928, 1971, 1993, 2014
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1897
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1971
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1897
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1906, 1909, 1947, 1962, 2001, 2011
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1936
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1962, 1986, 2011
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1936
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1910
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1951
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1952
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1911
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1899
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2000
	Ties: 1923, 1956, 1962
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1899
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1990, 1992, 2002, 2018
	Ties: 1957, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1981, 1998
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1900
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1992
	Ties: 1928, 1966, 1967

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/