Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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South Atlantic-Gulf Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1972 1-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1960 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1951 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1972 2-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1947 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1972 3-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012, 2017, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1998, 2005 | ||||||
Dec 1971–Mar 1972 4-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
3.0°F (1.7°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Nov 1971–Mar 1972 5-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1939, 1989, 2019 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Mar 1972 6-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
2.5°F (1.3°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Sep 1971–Mar 1972 7-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 56.6°F (13.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.2°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1949 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Mar 1972 8-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 59.4°F (15.2°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Jul 1971–Mar 1972 9-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 61.6°F (16.4°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2000, 2006, 2018 | ||||||
Jun 1971–Mar 1972 10-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2017 | ||||
May 1971–Mar 1972 11-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1939, 1987, 1997, 2000 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Mar 1972 12-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1997, 2003, 2006 | ||||||
Oct 1970–Mar 1972 18-Month |
60.7°F (15.9°C) | 60.5°F (15.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1930, 1948, 1952, 1996 | ||||||
Apr 1970–Mar 1972 24-Month |
64.2°F (17.9°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1910, 1921, 1937, 1944, 1986 | ||||||
Apr 1969–Mar 1972 36-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1918 | ||||||
Apr 1968–Mar 1972 48-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1961, 1963, 1981 | ||||||
Apr 1967–Mar 1972 60-Month |
63.0°F (17.2°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1979 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/