Climate at a Glance
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Chicago, Illinois
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 |
33.5°F (0.8°C) | 38.4°F (3.6°C) |
-4.9°F (-2.8°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1960 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month |
28.3°F (-2.1°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
-5.0°F (-2.8°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1978 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month |
25.3°F (-3.7°C) | 30.4°F (-0.9°C) |
-5.1°F (-2.8°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1978 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month |
27.4°F (-2.6°C) | 29.9°F (-1.2°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1978 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month |
30.1°F (-1.1°C) | 32.1°F (0.1°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.2°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1980 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month |
35.2°F (1.8°C) | 35.5°F (1.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month |
40.1°F (4.5°C) | 39.8°F (4.3°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1966 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 43.9°F (6.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 47.3°F (8.5°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
28th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1988 | ||||||
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 49.5°F (9.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
26th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1988, 2019 | ||||||
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
27th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
28th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month |
44.7°F (7.1°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
31st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
29th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1979 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1984, 1986 | ||||||
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1980 |
37th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1977, 1985 | ||||||
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1981 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1968, 1978 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/