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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1978
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1978 1-Month |
41.31°F (5.17°C) | 41.50°F (5.28°C) |
-0.19°F (-0.11°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1975 | 1965 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1978 2-Month |
34.65°F (1.47°C) | 37.66°F (3.14°C) |
-3.01°F (-1.67°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1978 3-Month |
31.72°F (-0.16°C) | 35.15°F (1.75°C) |
-3.43°F (-1.91°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1912 | 1912 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1977–Mar 1978 4-Month |
32.11°F (0.06°C) | 34.55°F (1.42°C) |
-2.44°F (-1.36°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1977–Mar 1978 5-Month |
34.26°F (1.26°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
-1.72°F (-0.95°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
118th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2000 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1929 | ||||||
Oct 1977–Mar 1978 6-Month |
37.55°F (3.08°C) | 39.01°F (3.89°C) |
-1.46°F (-0.81°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1977–Mar 1978 7-Month |
41.60°F (5.33°C) | 42.70°F (5.94°C) |
-1.10°F (-0.61°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
Aug 1977–Mar 1978 8-Month |
45.37°F (7.43°C) | 46.37°F (7.98°C) |
-1.00°F (-0.55°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
Jul 1977–Mar 1978 9-Month |
48.60°F (9.22°C) | 49.39°F (9.66°C) |
-0.79°F (-0.44°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1977–Mar 1978 10-Month |
50.78°F (10.43°C) | 51.31°F (10.73°C) |
-0.53°F (-0.30°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
May 1977–Mar 1978 11-Month |
51.77°F (10.98°C) | 52.12°F (11.18°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.20°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Apr 1977–Mar 1978 12-Month |
51.96°F (11.09°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
-0.07°F (-0.04°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1899 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1928 | ||||||
Oct 1976–Mar 1978 18-Month |
46.96°F (8.31°C) | 47.68°F (8.71°C) |
-0.72°F (-0.40°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1913 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
Apr 1976–Mar 1978 24-Month |
51.32°F (10.73°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.70°F (-0.39°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2017 | ||||
Apr 1975–Mar 1978 36-Month |
51.60°F (10.89°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.22°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1907 | ||||||
Apr 1974–Mar 1978 48-Month |
51.64°F (10.91°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.20°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1930 | ||||||
Apr 1973–Mar 1978 60-Month |
51.81°F (11.01°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
-0.17°F (-0.09°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1920 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1951 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/