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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 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2002 1-Month	16.3°F (-8.7°C)	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	-8.5°F (-4.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1899
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2012
Feb–Mar 2002 2-Month	20.2°F (-6.6°C)	18.3°F (-7.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
	Ties: 2007
Jan–Mar 2002 3-Month	19.1°F (-7.2°C)	14.4°F (-9.8°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 2015
Dec 2001–Mar 2002 4-Month	18.8°F (-7.3°C)	14.0°F (-10.0°C)	4.8°F (2.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1961, 2005, 2007
Nov 2001–Mar 2002 5-Month	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	16.5°F (-8.6°C)	6.0°F (3.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Oct 2001–Mar 2002 6-Month	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	4.7°F (2.7°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 2017
Sep 2001–Mar 2002 7-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 2021
Aug 2001–Mar 2002 8-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1897
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1998
Jul 2001–Mar 2002 9-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1897
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Jun 2001–Mar 2002 10-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	38.2°F (3.4°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1897
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1981, 1999
May 2001–Mar 2002 11-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012, 2016
	Ties: 2021
Apr 2001–Mar 2002 12-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1936
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
	Ties: 1942, 1988, 2017
Oct 2000–Mar 2002 18-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1951
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
Apr 2000–Mar 2002 24-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1952
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1984
Apr 1999–Mar 2002 36-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1899
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2000
	Ties: 2006
Apr 1998–Mar 2002 48-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
				1st Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1990, 1992, 2002, 2018
	Ties: 1990, 1992, 2018
Apr 1997–Mar 2002 60-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1900
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1992

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/