Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, March 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2021 1-Month |
45.54°F (7.52°C) | 41.50°F (5.28°C) |
4.04°F (2.24°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1965 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Feb–Mar 2021 2-Month |
38.07°F (3.37°C) | 37.66°F (3.14°C) |
0.41°F (0.23°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 57th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2021 3-Month |
36.91°F (2.73°C) | 35.15°F (1.75°C) |
1.76°F (0.98°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1912 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Mar 2021 4-Month |
36.61°F (2.56°C) | 34.55°F (1.42°C) |
2.06°F (1.14°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–Mar 2021 5-Month |
38.55°F (3.64°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
2.57°F (1.43°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2000 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Mar 2021 6-Month |
41.18°F (5.10°C) | 39.01°F (3.89°C) |
2.17°F (1.21°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Mar 2021 7-Month |
44.71°F (7.06°C) | 42.70°F (5.94°C) |
2.01°F (1.12°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Mar 2021 8-Month |
48.46°F (9.14°C) | 46.37°F (7.98°C) |
2.09°F (1.16°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 2020–Mar 2021 9-Month |
51.48°F (10.82°C) | 49.40°F (9.67°C) |
2.08°F (1.15°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1899 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Mar 2021 10-Month |
53.36°F (11.87°C) | 51.31°F (10.73°C) |
2.05°F (1.14°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
May 2020–Mar 2021 11-Month |
54.04°F (12.24°C) | 52.11°F (11.17°C) |
1.93°F (1.07°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Apr 2020–Mar 2021 12-Month |
53.78°F (12.10°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.75°F (0.97°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1899 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Mar 2021 18-Month |
49.59°F (9.77°C) | 47.67°F (8.71°C) |
1.92°F (1.06°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1913 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Mar 2021 24-Month |
53.77°F (12.09°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.76°F (0.97°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Apr 2018–Mar 2021 36-Month |
53.53°F (11.96°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.53°F (0.85°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2021 48-Month |
53.57°F (11.98°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.58°F (0.87°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2008 | ||||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2021 60-Month |
53.86°F (12.14°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.88°F (1.04°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2018 | 1920 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 2017 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/