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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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Texas

Average Temperature Rankings, March 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2003 1-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1915
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1907
	Ties: 1956, 2013
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1960
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1920
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1978
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1934, 1944, 1955, 1996
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1915
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1907
	Ties: 1897
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899, 1912
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1981, 1985
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899, 1977
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1963, 1966, 1980
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1963, 1994
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1943
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1949, 1976, 1992
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1949, 1967, 1971, 1982, 1992, 2001
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1981, 1991
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1926, 1936, 1972, 1990, 1991, 2014
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1978
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2013
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1977
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
	Ties: 1923, 1940, 1952
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1915
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2019
	Ties: 1935, 1955, 2006
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month	66.1°F (18.9°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1962, 1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 2015, 2018

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/