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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1938 1-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	5.7°F (3.2°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2012
Feb–Mar 1938 2-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
Jan–Mar 1938 3-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 2013
Dec 1937–Mar 1938 4-Month	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
Nov 1937–Mar 1938 5-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899, 1936
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2000
	Ties: 1939, 2010
Oct 1937–Mar 1938 6-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
Sep 1937–Mar 1938 7-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1944
Aug 1937–Mar 1938 8-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	37.0°F (2.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1908
Jul 1937–Mar 1938 9-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
Jun 1937–Mar 1938 10-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1988
May 1937–Mar 1938 11-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1932, 2003
Apr 1937–Mar 1938 12-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
Oct 1936–Mar 1938 18-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2013
	Ties: 1906, 1908, 1948
Apr 1936–Mar 1938 24-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1952
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2000
	Ties: 1943
Apr 1935–Mar 1938 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2000
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1969, 1995
Apr 1934–Mar 1938 48-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1899, 1918
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2007
	Ties: 1947, 1966, 1995
Apr 1933–Mar 1938 60-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1920
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2006, 2008

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/