Contiguous U.S., Average Temperature Rankings, March 1934 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 42.78 41.50 1.28 80 50 1965 2012 1933 1929 normal 2 38.55 37.66 0.89 79 51 1899 2012 1933 1931 normal 3 37.39 35.15 2.24 110 20 1912 2012 1933 1921 top-third 4 37.15 34.55 2.60 115 14 1899 2012 1933 1921 top-third 5 38.23 35.98 2.25 114 15 1899 2000 1933 1934 top-third 6 41.06 39.01 2.05 115 14 1899 2016 1933 1934 top-third 7 44.87 42.70 2.17 120 9 1899 2016 1933 1934 top-tenth 8 48.25 46.37 1.88 118 11 1899 2016 1933 1934 top-tenth 9 51.24 49.40 1.84 118 11 1899 2012 1933 1934 top-tenth 10 53.27 51.31 1.96 119 10 1899 2017 1933 1934 top-tenth 11 53.86 52.12 1.74 116 13 1899 2017 1933 1934 top-tenth 12 53.53 52.03 1.50 111 18 1899 2017 1933 1934 top-third 18 48.36 47.67 0.69 93 35 1913 2017 1933 1932 top-third 24 52.64 52.02 0.62 92 36 1918 2017 1933 1932 top-third 1940 36 52.80 52.00 0.80 99 28 1918 2018 1933 1934 top-third 48 52.73 51.99 0.74 96 30 1918 2018 1933 1934 top-third 1993 60 52.48 51.98 0.50 87 38 1920 2020 1933 1934 top-third 1939