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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 2019

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2019 1-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-5.7°F (-3.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1899
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
	Ties: 1975
Feb–Mar 2019 2-Month	15.6°F (-9.1°C)	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	-9.7°F (-5.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
Jan–Mar 2019 3-Month	16.4°F (-8.7°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1936
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
Dec 2018–Mar 2019 4-Month	18.6°F (-7.4°C)	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1936
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1972, 2011
Nov 2018–Mar 2019 5-Month	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899, 1936
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2000
	Ties: 1915
Oct 2018–Mar 2019 6-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
Sep 2018–Mar 2019 7-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
Aug 2018–Mar 2019 8-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	37.0°F (2.8°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
	Ties: 1993
Jul 2018–Mar 2019 9-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
	Ties: 1929
Jun 2018–Mar 2019 10-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1899
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1928, 2010
May 2018–Mar 2019 11-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1899
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2012
	Ties: 1905, 1971, 2014
Apr 2018–Mar 2019 12-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1899
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2016
	Ties: 2010, 2014
Oct 2017–Mar 2019 18-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1979
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2013
	Ties: 1960, 2010
Apr 2017–Mar 2019 24-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1952
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2000
	Ties: 1948, 1973, 1985, 1998, 2020
Apr 2016–Mar 2019 36-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1918
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2000
	Ties: 2012
Apr 2015–Mar 2019 48-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1899, 1918
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2007
	Ties: 1941, 2015, 2016
Apr 2014–Mar 2019 60-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1920
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2006, 2008
	Ties: 1993, 2018

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/