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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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Delaware

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1987 1-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1921
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1934
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1940
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1923
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1967
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1943
Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1951
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1928, 1938, 1945, 1951, 1984
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1943, 1984, 2014
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1922, 1935, 1943, 1955, 1971
May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1952, 2014
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1919, 1922, 1983
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1995
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1953, 1955, 1990
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1906
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013, 2018, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1932, 1951, 1988
Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1905
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2020
	Ties: 1950, 1953, 1976, 1986
Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1908
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1950, 1957, 1976, 1988, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/