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Minimum Temperature Rankings, March 1903

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
March 1903
1-Month 		31.80°F
(-0.11°C)		 29.99°F
(-1.12°C)		 1.81°F
(1.01°C)		 93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1965
36th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2012
Feb–Mar 1903
2-Month 		24.71°F
(-4.05°C)		 26.41°F
(-3.11°C)		 -1.70°F
(-0.94°C)		 26th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1899
103rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 2014
Jan–Mar 1903
3-Month 		23.47°F
(-4.74°C)		 24.19°F
(-4.34°C)		 -0.72°F
(-0.40°C)		 44th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
85th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1897
Dec 1902–Mar 1903
4-Month 		22.96°F
(-5.02°C)		 23.80°F
(-4.56°C)		 -0.84°F
(-0.46°C)		 35th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1899
93rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Nov 1902–Mar 1903
5-Month 		25.13°F
(-3.82°C)		 25.18°F
(-3.79°C)		 -0.05°F
(-0.03°C)		 59th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1899
69th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Oct 1902–Mar 1903
6-Month 		27.87°F
(-2.29°C)		 27.89°F
(-2.28°C)		 -0.02°F
(-0.01°C)		 59th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1899
69th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Sep 1902–Mar 1903
7-Month 		30.96°F
(-0.58°C)		 31.32°F
(-0.38°C)		 -0.36°F
(-0.20°C)		 44th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
84th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Aug 1902–Mar 1903
8-Month 		34.38°F
(1.32°C)		 34.79°F
(1.55°C)		 -0.41°F
(-0.23°C)		 38th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
90th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1971
Jul 1902–Mar 1903
9-Month 		37.13°F
(2.85°C)		 37.65°F
(3.14°C)		 -0.52°F
(-0.29°C)		 30th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
98th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jun 1902–Mar 1903
10-Month 		38.90°F
(3.83°C)		 39.45°F
(4.14°C)		 -0.55°F
(-0.31°C)		 24th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
104th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1963
May 1902–Mar 1903
11-Month 		39.87°F
(4.37°C)		 40.17°F
(4.54°C)		 -0.30°F
(-0.17°C)		 36th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
92nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1944, 1963
Apr 1902–Mar 1903
12-Month 		39.74°F
(4.30°C)		 40.04°F
(4.47°C)		 -0.30°F
(-0.17°C)		 34th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1971
Oct 1901–Mar 1903
18-Month 		35.63°F
(2.02°C)		 35.98°F
(2.21°C)		 -0.35°F
(-0.19°C)		 36th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
91st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Apr 1901–Mar 1903
24-Month 		39.82°F
(4.34°C)		 40.03°F
(4.46°C)		 -0.21°F
(-0.12°C)		 38th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
89th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1944
Apr 1900–Mar 1903
36-Month 		40.11°F
(4.51°C)		 40.02°F
(4.46°C)		 0.09°F
(0.05°C)		 62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Apr 1899–Mar 1903
48-Month 		40.11°F
(4.51°C)		 40.01°F
(4.45°C)		 0.10°F
(0.06°C)		 65th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
60th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2019
Ties: 1961
Apr 1898–Mar 1903
60-Month 		39.77°F
(4.32°C)		 40.00°F
(4.44°C)		 -0.23°F
(-0.12°C)		 32nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
92nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020
Ties: 1904, 1909, 1977

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