Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Virginia
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1972 1-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.7°F (7.1°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month |
39.4°F (4.1°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1947 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1917, 1962 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1897 | ||||||
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 38.3°F (3.5°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month |
41.4°F (5.2°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1983 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 1932 | ||||
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 46.0°F (7.8°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 2019 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 1932, 2017 | ||||
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 52.3°F (11.3°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1939 | ||||||
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 54.1°F (12.3°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1935, 1953, 1995 | ||||||
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1957, 2018 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1933, 1957 | ||||||
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1930, 1944, 1952 | ||||||
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1934, 1945, 1986, 1993, 2004 | ||||||
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
86th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1911, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1998 | ||||||
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1917, 1961, 1962, 1984 | ||||||
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1980, 1982 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/