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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 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1996 1-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1921
	Ties: 2014
Feb–Mar 1996 2-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1934
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Jan–Mar 1996 3-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1940
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1942
Dec 1995–Mar 1996 4-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1917, 1926, 1941
Nov 1995–Mar 1996 5-Month	36.5°F (2.5°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1968
Oct 1995–Mar 1996 6-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1956, 1994
Sep 1995–Mar 1996 7-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1908, 1981
Aug 1995–Mar 1996 8-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1906, 1956, 1966, 1969, 1994
Jul 1995–Mar 1996 9-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1935, 1938, 1947, 1994
Jun 1995–Mar 1996 10-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1904
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1907
May 1995–Mar 1996 11-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1918
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1944, 1956, 1973, 2015
Apr 1995–Mar 1996 12-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1907, 1957, 1981, 1984, 2015
Oct 1994–Mar 1996 18-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1905
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1955, 1975, 1990
Apr 1994–Mar 1996 24-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1905
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1975, 1986, 1995, 2004
Apr 1993–Mar 1996 36-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1906
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2013, 2018, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1956, 1974, 1986
Apr 1992–Mar 1996 48-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1905
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1946, 1949, 1977
Apr 1991–Mar 1996 60-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1908
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1950, 1957, 1976, 1987, 1988

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/