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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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Tennessee

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1972 1-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1960
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1947
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1939
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	1932, 2017
	Ties: 2000, 2022
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2017
	Ties: 1991
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1957, 1991, 2021
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1938
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1920, 2021
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1930, 2002, 2011
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1937, 1973
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1920, 1942, 1986
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1980
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1966, 1977, 1982, 1996
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1981
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1964, 1969

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/