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 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1981 1-Month |
42.85°F (6.03°C) | 41.50°F (5.28°C) |
1.35°F (0.75°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month |
39.72°F (4.29°C) | 37.66°F (3.14°C) |
2.06°F (1.15°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month |
37.28°F (2.93°C) | 35.14°F (1.74°C) |
2.14°F (1.19°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1912 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month |
36.76°F (2.64°C) | 34.55°F (1.42°C) |
2.21°F (1.22°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month |
37.87°F (3.26°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
1.89°F (1.05°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month |
40.32°F (4.62°C) | 39.00°F (3.89°C) |
1.32°F (0.73°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month |
44.03°F (6.68°C) | 42.70°F (5.94°C) |
1.33°F (0.74°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month |
47.62°F (8.68°C) | 46.37°F (7.98°C) |
1.25°F (0.70°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1938 | ||||||
|
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month |
50.75°F (10.42°C) | 49.40°F (9.67°C) |
1.35°F (0.75°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month |
52.55°F (11.42°C) | 51.31°F (10.73°C) |
1.24°F (0.69°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month |
53.25°F (11.81°C) | 52.12°F (11.18°C) |
1.13°F (0.63°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month |
53.10°F (11.72°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.07°F (0.59°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1899 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month |
48.43°F (9.13°C) | 47.67°F (8.71°C) |
0.76°F (0.42°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1913 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month |
52.46°F (11.37°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.44°F (0.25°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month |
51.90°F (11.06°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.10°F (-0.05°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1921 | ||||||
|
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month |
51.92°F (11.07°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.07°F (-0.04°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1918 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1974, 1975 | ||||||
|
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month |
51.67°F (10.93°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
-0.31°F (-0.17°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1920 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/