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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1950 1-Month	38.84°F (3.80°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-2.66°F (-1.48°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1965
	38.84°F (3.80°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-2.66°F (-1.48°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1937
Feb–Mar 1950 2-Month	37.20°F (2.89°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Feb–Mar 1950 2-Month	37.20°F (2.89°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-0.46°F (-0.25°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	34.94°F (1.63°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	34.94°F (1.63°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.21°F (-0.12°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	34.52°F (1.40°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	34.52°F (1.40°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	36.67°F (2.59°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	36.67°F (2.59°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2000
Oct 1949–Mar 1950 6-Month	39.57°F (4.21°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	0.56°F (0.32°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Oct 1949–Mar 1950 6-Month	39.57°F (4.21°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	0.56°F (0.32°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	43.02°F (6.12°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	43.02°F (6.12°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Aug 1949–Mar 1950 8-Month	46.65°F (8.14°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	46.65°F (8.14°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1900
Jul 1949–Mar 1950 9-Month	49.72°F (9.84°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Jul 1949–Mar 1950 9-Month	49.72°F (9.84°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jun 1949–Mar 1950 10-Month	51.67°F (10.93°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	51.67°F (10.93°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1967
May 1949–Mar 1950 11-Month	52.58°F (11.43°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
May 1949–Mar 1950 11-Month	52.58°F (11.43°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	0.46°F (0.25°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
Apr 1949–Mar 1950 12-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	52.54°F (11.41°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
	Ties: 1957
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	47.58°F (8.66°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	47.58°F (8.66°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.09°F (-0.05°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Apr 1948–Mar 1950 24-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
Apr 1948–Mar 1950 24-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
Apr 1947–Mar 1950 36-Month	51.93°F (11.07°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
Apr 1947–Mar 1950 36-Month	51.93°F (11.07°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
Apr 1946–Mar 1950 48-Month	51.95°F (11.08°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
	51.95°F (11.08°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1976
Apr 1945–Mar 1950 60-Month	51.94°F (11.08°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1920
	51.94°F (11.08°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2020
	Ties: 1926, 1933

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings