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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	44.5°F (6.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-4.3°F (-2.4°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1897
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1935
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1922	1897, 1903
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1975
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1964, 1975
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1898
Oct 1947–Mar 1948 6-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1920
Sep 1947–Mar 1948 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Aug 1947–Mar 1948 8-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1921
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1921, 1922, 1929
Jun 1947–Mar 1948 10-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1942, 1952
May 1947–Mar 1948 11-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1924, 1929
Apr 1947–Mar 1948 12-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1923, 1962
Oct 1946–Mar 1948 18-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1966
Apr 1946–Mar 1948 24-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1976
Apr 1945–Mar 1948 36-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1913, 1914, 1917
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1916, 1926, 1933, 1954, 1977
Apr 1944–Mar 1948 48-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1913
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1906, 1947, 1957
Apr 1943–Mar 1948 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913, 1917
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1926, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1958

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/