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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 1954

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1954 1-Month	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
Feb–Mar 1954 2-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	6.0°F (3.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Mar 1954 3-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1968
Dec 1953–Mar 1954 4-Month	24.4°F (-4.2°C)	21.3°F (-5.9°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1936
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
Nov 1953–Mar 1954 5-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899, 1936
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000
	Ties: 1942, 1990, 2022
Oct 1953–Mar 1954 6-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
Sep 1953–Mar 1954 7-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Aug 1953–Mar 1954 8-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Jul 1953–Mar 1954 9-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1935, 2004
Jun 1953–Mar 1954 10-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2012
	Ties: 1964
May 1953–Mar 1954 11-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
Apr 1953–Mar 1954 12-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2016
	Ties: 1932
Oct 1952–Mar 1954 18-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1979
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2013
	Ties: 1940, 1955, 1977
Apr 1952–Mar 1954 24-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1952
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2000
	Ties: 1940, 1964, 2004
Apr 1951–Mar 1954 36-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2000
	Ties: 1915, 1926, 1928, 2020
Apr 1950–Mar 1954 48-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1899, 1918
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2007
	Ties: 1909, 1910, 1980
Apr 1949–Mar 1954 60-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1920
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2006, 2008
	Ties: 1914, 1930, 1970

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/