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Washington (Dulles), District of Columbia
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1981
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1981 1-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 44.0°F (6.7°C) |
-3.5°F (-2.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1970 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month |
39.1°F (3.9°C) | 40.0°F (4.4°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 2015 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month |
35.0°F (1.7°C) | 37.6°F (3.1°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1978 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month |
34.8°F (1.6°C) | 37.3°F (2.9°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.3°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1970 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 39.0°F (3.9°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1970 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 41.8°F (5.4°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.5°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1970 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1968 | ||||||
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month |
43.4°F (6.3°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1970 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1970 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1970 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month |
52.5°F (11.4°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1970 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1977 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1979, 1980, 1984 | ||||||
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1977 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1970, 1971 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1993 | ||||||
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1970 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1983 | ||||||
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1970 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1977, 1983 | ||||||
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1970 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1971 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/