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.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, March 1948
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1948 1-Month |
27.41°F (-2.55°C) | 29.99°F (-1.12°C) |
-2.58°F (-1.43°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1965 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month |
24.09°F (-4.39°C) | 26.40°F (-3.11°C) |
-2.31°F (-1.28°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1899 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1933 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month |
21.66°F (-5.74°C) | 24.19°F (-4.34°C) |
-2.53°F (-1.40°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1912 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month |
21.96°F (-5.58°C) | 23.80°F (-4.56°C) |
-1.84°F (-1.02°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1899 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month |
23.30°F (-4.83°C) | 25.18°F (-3.79°C) |
-1.88°F (-1.04°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1947–Mar 1948 6-Month |
27.12°F (-2.71°C) | 27.90°F (-2.28°C) |
-0.78°F (-0.43°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1899 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1947–Mar 1948 7-Month |
30.79°F (-0.67°C) | 31.32°F (-0.38°C) |
-0.53°F (-0.29°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1944 | 1917 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Aug 1947–Mar 1948 8-Month |
34.56°F (1.42°C) | 34.79°F (1.55°C) |
-0.23°F (-0.13°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1947 | 1917 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2016 | ||||
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month |
37.29°F (2.94°C) | 37.65°F (3.14°C) |
-0.36°F (-0.20°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1944 | 1917 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1947–Mar 1948 10-Month |
39.01°F (3.89°C) | 39.44°F (4.13°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1917 |
98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
May 1947–Mar 1948 11-Month |
39.74°F (4.30°C) | 40.17°F (4.54°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1943 | 1917 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Apr 1947–Mar 1948 12-Month |
39.67°F (4.26°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
-0.37°F (-0.21°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1917 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1924 | ||||||
Oct 1946–Mar 1948 18-Month |
35.69°F (2.05°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
-0.29°F (-0.16°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1918 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
Apr 1946–Mar 1948 24-Month |
39.80°F (4.33°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
-0.23°F (-0.13°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1918 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1916, 1971 | ||||||
Apr 1945–Mar 1948 36-Month |
39.78°F (4.32°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
-0.24°F (-0.14°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1918 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2018 | ||||
Apr 1944–Mar 1948 48-Month |
39.93°F (4.41°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.08°F (-0.04°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1946 | 1918 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1946, 1973 | ||||||
Apr 1943–Mar 1948 60-Month |
39.91°F (4.39°C) | 39.99°F (4.44°C) |
-0.08°F (-0.05°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1920 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1928 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/