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Wilmington, Delaware
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1972
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1972 1-Month |
40.6°F (4.8°C) | 43.0°F (6.1°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 39.1°F (3.9°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1978 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1965 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month |
36.0°F (2.2°C) | 36.9°F (2.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012, 2020 | ||||
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month |
37.4°F (3.0°C) | 36.9°F (2.7°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1974 | ||||||
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month |
38.9°F (3.8°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1990 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 41.6°F (5.3°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 45.3°F (7.4°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1974 | ||||||
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2012 | ||||
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1960 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1968, 1977 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012, 2020 | ||||
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 1984, 2005, 2010 | ||||||
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 1962, 1977, 1990 | ||||||
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970, 1980 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1973, 1984 | ||||||
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1968, 1970 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1979 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/