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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2021

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean
Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)
Warmest/Coolest
Since
Record
March 2021
1-Month
45.52°F
(7.51°C)
41.50°F
(5.28°C)
4.02°F
(2.23°C)
114th Coolest
Coolest since:
1965
15th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Mar 2021
2-Month
38.07°F
(3.37°C)
37.66°F
(3.14°C)
0.41°F
(0.23°C)
71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
58th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Mar 2021
3-Month
36.91°F
(2.73°C)
35.15°F
(1.75°C)
1.76°F
(0.98°C)
96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 2020–Mar 2021
4-Month
36.61°F
(2.56°C)
34.55°F
(1.42°C)
2.06°F
(1.14°C)
105th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 2020–Mar 2021
5-Month
38.55°F
(3.64°C)
35.98°F
(2.21°C)
2.57°F
(1.43°C)
117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2000
Oct 2020–Mar 2021
6-Month
41.17°F
(5.09°C)
39.01°F
(3.89°C)
2.16°F
(1.20°C)
116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Sep 2020–Mar 2021
7-Month
44.70°F
(7.06°C)
42.70°F
(5.94°C)
2.00°F
(1.12°C)
116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Aug 2020–Mar 2021
8-Month
48.46°F
(9.14°C)
46.37°F
(7.98°C)
2.09°F
(1.16°C)
118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jul 2020–Mar 2021
9-Month
51.48°F
(10.82°C)
49.40°F
(9.67°C)
2.08°F
(1.15°C)
119th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jun 2020–Mar 2021
10-Month
53.36°F
(11.87°C)
51.31°F
(10.73°C)
2.05°F
(1.14°C)
120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
May 2020–Mar 2021
11-Month
54.04°F
(12.24°C)
52.12°F
(11.18°C)
1.92°F
(1.06°C)
120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1935
Apr 2020–Mar 2021
12-Month
53.78°F
(12.10°C)
52.03°F
(11.13°C)
1.75°F
(0.97°C)
116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Oct 2019–Mar 2021
18-Month
49.60°F
(9.78°C)
47.67°F
(8.71°C)
1.93°F
(1.07°C)
115th Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Apr 2019–Mar 2021
24-Month
53.78°F
(12.10°C)
52.02°F
(11.12°C)
1.76°F
(0.98°C)
118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Apr 2018–Mar 2021
36-Month
53.53°F
(11.96°C)
52.00°F
(11.11°C)
1.53°F
(0.85°C)
114th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Apr 2017–Mar 2021
48-Month
53.57°F
(11.98°C)
51.99°F
(11.11°C)
1.58°F
(0.87°C)
117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 2008
Apr 2016–Mar 2021
60-Month
53.87°F
(12.15°C)
51.98°F
(11.10°C)
1.89°F
(1.05°C)
121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2020

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