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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1951 1-Month	38.55°F (3.64°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-2.95°F (-1.64°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1965
March 1951 1-Month	38.55°F (3.64°C)	41.50°F (5.28°C)	-2.95°F (-1.64°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Feb–Mar 1951 2-Month	36.55°F (2.53°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-1.11°F (-0.61°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Feb–Mar 1951 2-Month	36.55°F (2.53°C)	37.66°F (3.14°C)	-1.11°F (-0.61°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Jan–Mar 1951 3-Month	34.43°F (1.35°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
Jan–Mar 1951 3-Month	34.43°F (1.35°C)	35.15°F (1.75°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Dec 1950–Mar 1951 4-Month	34.08°F (1.16°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Dec 1950–Mar 1951 4-Month	34.08°F (1.16°C)	34.55°F (1.42°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Nov 1950–Mar 1951 5-Month	35.39°F (1.88°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Nov 1950–Mar 1951 5-Month	35.39°F (1.88°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2000
Oct 1950–Mar 1951 6-Month	39.07°F (3.93°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Oct 1950–Mar 1951 6-Month	39.07°F (3.93°C)	39.01°F (3.89°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Sep 1950–Mar 1951 7-Month	42.56°F (5.87°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Sep 1950–Mar 1951 7-Month	42.56°F (5.87°C)	42.70°F (5.94°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Aug 1950–Mar 1951 8-Month	45.99°F (7.77°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Aug 1950–Mar 1951 8-Month	45.99°F (7.77°C)	46.37°F (7.98°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Jul 1950–Mar 1951 9-Month	48.79°F (9.33°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Jul 1950–Mar 1951 9-Month	48.79°F (9.33°C)	49.40°F (9.67°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Jun 1950–Mar 1951 10-Month	50.71°F (10.39°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Jun 1950–Mar 1951 10-Month	50.71°F (10.39°C)	51.31°F (10.73°C)	-0.60°F (-0.34°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
May 1950–Mar 1951 11-Month	51.50°F (10.83°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.62°F (-0.35°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
May 1950–Mar 1951 11-Month	51.50°F (10.83°C)	52.12°F (11.18°C)	-0.62°F (-0.35°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Apr 1950–Mar 1951 12-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1899
	51.27°F (10.71°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1952
Oct 1949–Mar 1951 18-Month	47.37°F (8.54°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
Oct 1949–Mar 1951 18-Month	47.37°F (8.54°C)	47.67°F (8.71°C)	-0.30°F (-0.17°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Apr 1949–Mar 1951 24-Month	51.90°F (11.06°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
Apr 1949–Mar 1951 24-Month	51.90°F (11.06°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Apr 1948–Mar 1951 36-Month	51.82°F (11.01°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
	51.82°F (11.01°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018
	Ties: 1967
Apr 1947–Mar 1951 48-Month	51.76°F (10.98°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1918
Apr 1947–Mar 1951 48-Month	51.76°F (10.98°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018
Apr 1946–Mar 1951 60-Month	51.81°F (11.01°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1920
	51.81°F (11.01°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings