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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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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1948 1-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1960
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1994
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1960
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1909, 2001, 2003, 2007
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1958
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1990
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1978
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1982, 2014
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1902, 1940, 1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1980
Oct 1947–Mar 1948 6-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1977
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1961, 1993, 2015
Sep 1947–Mar 1948 7-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1977
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1932
	Ties: 1965, 1983
Aug 1947–Mar 1948 8-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1977
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1926
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1977
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1900, 1906, 1947, 1959, 1988
Jun 1947–Mar 1948 10-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1977
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1947, 1965
May 1947–Mar 1948 11-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1977
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1984
Apr 1947–Mar 1948 12-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1977
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1917, 1929, 1961, 1985, 2004
Oct 1946–Mar 1948 18-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1905
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1947, 1997, 1998
Apr 1946–Mar 1948 24-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1969
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1916, 1942, 2010
Apr 1945–Mar 1948 36-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1970
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1911, 1925, 1940, 1943, 1973, 1986, 1990, 1996
Apr 1944–Mar 1948 48-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1970
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1927, 1995
Apr 1943–Mar 1948 60-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1970
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1928, 1940, 1945, 1987, 1988

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/