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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 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1987 1-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1899
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	18.4°F (-7.6°C)	8.8°F (4.9°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1981
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	10.2°F (5.7°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month	23.6°F (-4.7°C)	14.0°F (-10.0°C)	9.6°F (5.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	16.5°F (-8.6°C)	6.7°F (3.7°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	5.7°F (3.2°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	4.4°F (2.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 2017
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1897
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1983
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1897
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1961
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1897
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	39.5°F (4.2°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1964, 2022
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1936
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1990, 2021
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1977, 2008
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1952
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1940, 1993
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2000
	Ties: 2021
Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1990, 1992, 2002, 2018
	Ties: 1944, 2012, 2021
Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1900
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1992
	Ties: 1944, 2015

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/