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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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North Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1986 1-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	10.7°F (5.9°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1973
Feb–Mar 1986 2-Month	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
Jan–Mar 1986 3-Month	21.5°F (-5.8°C)	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	7.1°F (4.0°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Dec 1985–Mar 1986 4-Month	17.8°F (-7.9°C)	13.9°F (-10.1°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1976
Nov 1985–Mar 1986 5-Month	17.0°F (-8.3°C)	16.5°F (-8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
Oct 1985–Mar 1986 6-Month	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	21.0°F (-6.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 2003
Sep 1985–Mar 1986 7-Month	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1936
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1959
Aug 1985–Mar 1986 8-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1897
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1982
Jul 1985–Mar 1986 9-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1897
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1982
Jun 1985–Mar 1986 10-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1897
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 2019
May 1985–Mar 1986 11-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	39.5°F (4.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1936
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1960, 1962, 2011
Apr 1985–Mar 1986 12-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1936
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1957, 1974
Oct 1984–Mar 1986 18-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1951
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1975, 1996
Apr 1984–Mar 1986 24-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1925, 1946, 1975, 2011, 2020
Apr 1983–Mar 1986 36-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1899
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2000
	Ties: 1902, 1924, 1931, 1945, 1975, 1976, 2015, 2020
Apr 1982–Mar 1986 48-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1899
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1990, 1992, 2002, 2018
	Ties: 1961
Apr 1981–Mar 1986 60-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1900
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1992
	Ties: 1946, 1961, 1983

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/