Contiguous U.S., Average Temperature Rankings, March 2000 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 46.04 41.50 4.54 119 11 1965 2012 1999 1986 top-tenth 2 42.91 37.66 5.25 126 4 1899 2012 1999 2000 top-tenth 3 39.80 35.15 4.65 127 3 1912 2012 1999 2000 top-tenth 4 38.87 34.55 4.32 126 3 1899 2012 1999 2000 top-tenth 5 40.72 35.98 4.74 128 1 1899 2000 1999 2000 highest 6 43.06 39.01 4.05 126 3 1899 2016 1999 2000 top-tenth 7 46.10 42.70 3.40 125 4 1899 2016 1999 2000 top-tenth 8 49.45 46.37 3.08 125 4 1899 2016 1999 2000 top-tenth 9 52.21 49.40 2.81 124 5 1899 2012 1998 1999 top-tenth 10 53.82 51.31 2.51 123 6 1899 2017 1998 1999 top-tenth 11 54.39 52.12 2.27 123 6 1899 2017 1998 1999 top-tenth 12 54.15 52.03 2.12 123 6 1899 2017 1998 1999 top-tenth 18 50.08 47.67 2.41 123 5 1913 2017 1999 2000 top-tenth 24 54.24 52.02 2.22 124 4 1918 2017 1999 2000 top-tenth 36 53.68 52.00 1.68 120 7 1918 2018 1999 2000 top-tenth 48 53.36 51.99 1.37 108 18 1918 2018 1999 2000 top-third 2003 60 53.06 51.98 1.08 102 23 1920 2020 1999 2000 top-third