Climate at a Glance
Regional 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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
South Atlantic-Gulf Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, March 2003
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 2003 1-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1960 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1929 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1947 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.2°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1978 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1993 | ||||||
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1978 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1987 | ||||||
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 2015 | ||||||
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 53.6°F (12.0°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 56.6°F (13.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 59.5°F (15.3°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1917, 1928, 1948, 1955, 1973 | ||||||
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1942, 1943, 2013 | ||||||
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1929, 1954, 1994 | ||||||
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month |
64.3°F (17.9°C) | 64.0°F (17.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1943, 1976, 1989, 1995 | ||||||
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1977 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1972, 1997, 2006 | ||||||
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 60.4°F (15.8°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1978 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1974, 2006 | ||||||
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1978 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1934, 1938, 2009 | ||||||
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month |
64.2°F (17.9°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1970 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1938, 1956, 1989 | ||||||
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1970 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1937, 1951, 1955, 2001, 2005, 2006 | ||||||
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month |
64.8°F (18.2°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1970 |
7th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/