Contiguous U.S., Average Temperature Rankings, March 1961 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 43.47 41.50 1.97 92 38 1965 2012 1960 1953 top-third 2 40.45 37.66 2.79 112 18 1899 2012 1960 1946 top-third 3 36.87 35.15 1.72 93 37 1912 2012 1960 1954 top-third 4 35.25 34.55 0.70 81 48 1899 2012 1960 1957 normal 1909,1941 5 36.75 35.98 0.77 85 44 1899 2000 1960 1954 normal 6 39.75 39.01 0.74 86 43 1899 2016 1960 1957 top-third 7 43.56 42.70 0.86 92 37 1899 2016 1960 1954 top-third 1911,1987 8 47.15 46.37 0.78 89 40 1899 2016 1960 1954 top-third 9 50.12 49.40 0.72 91 38 1899 2012 1960 1954 top-third 1939 10 52.01 51.31 0.70 90 39 1899 2017 1960 1954 top-third 11 52.68 52.12 0.56 87 42 1899 2017 1960 1957 top-third 12 52.67 52.03 0.64 93 36 1899 2017 1960 1954 top-third 18 47.55 47.67 -0.12 49 79 1913 2017 1960 1958 normal 24 52.07 52.02 0.05 58 70 1918 2017 1960 1958 normal 1986 36 52.09 52.00 0.09 63 64 1918 2018 1960 1959 normal 1947,1959 48 51.97 51.99 -0.02 55 71 1918 2018 1960 1959 normal 1948 60 52.08 51.98 0.10 65 60 1920 2020 1960 1959 normal