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 1961
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1961 1-Month |
32.52°F (0.29°C) | 29.99°F (-1.12°C) |
2.53°F (1.41°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1965 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1961 2-Month |
29.42°F (-1.43°C) | 26.40°F (-3.11°C) |
3.02°F (1.68°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1961 3-Month |
25.68°F (-3.51°C) | 24.18°F (-4.34°C) |
1.50°F (0.83°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1912 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1981 | ||||||
Dec 1960–Mar 1961 4-Month |
24.28°F (-4.29°C) | 23.80°F (-4.56°C) |
0.48°F (0.27°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1960–Mar 1961 5-Month |
25.70°F (-3.50°C) | 25.18°F (-3.79°C) |
0.52°F (0.29°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1919 | ||||||
Oct 1960–Mar 1961 6-Month |
28.46°F (-1.97°C) | 27.89°F (-2.28°C) |
0.57°F (0.31°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1899 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1960–Mar 1961 7-Month |
31.98°F (-0.01°C) | 31.32°F (-0.38°C) |
0.66°F (0.37°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
Aug 1960–Mar 1961 8-Month |
35.38°F (1.88°C) | 34.79°F (1.55°C) |
0.59°F (0.33°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
Jul 1960–Mar 1961 9-Month |
38.14°F (3.41°C) | 37.65°F (3.14°C) |
0.49°F (0.27°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Jun 1960–Mar 1961 10-Month |
39.90°F (4.39°C) | 39.45°F (4.14°C) |
0.45°F (0.25°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
May 1960–Mar 1961 11-Month |
40.47°F (4.71°C) | 40.17°F (4.54°C) |
0.30°F (0.17°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2016 | ||||
Apr 1960–Mar 1961 12-Month |
40.42°F (4.68°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.38°F (0.21°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1959–Mar 1961 18-Month |
35.82°F (2.12°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
-0.16°F (-0.09°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1918 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Apr 1959–Mar 1961 24-Month |
40.07°F (4.48°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
0.04°F (0.02°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1918 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2017 | ||||
Apr 1958–Mar 1961 36-Month |
40.02°F (4.46°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
0.01°F (0.01°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1918 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2018 | ||||
Apr 1957–Mar 1961 48-Month |
40.11°F (4.51°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
0.10°F (0.06°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1918 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1903 | ||||||
Apr 1956–Mar 1961 60-Month |
40.12°F (4.51°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.12°F (0.07°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1920 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/