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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1950 1-Month	27.16°F (-2.69°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	-2.83°F (-1.57°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1965
	27.16°F (-2.69°C)	29.99°F (-1.12°C)	-2.83°F (-1.57°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1924
Feb–Mar 1950 2-Month	25.59°F (-3.56°C)	26.41°F (-3.11°C)	-0.82°F (-0.45°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Feb–Mar 1950 2-Month	25.59°F (-3.56°C)	26.41°F (-3.11°C)	-0.82°F (-0.45°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	23.58°F (-4.68°C)	24.19°F (-4.34°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	23.58°F (-4.68°C)	24.19°F (-4.34°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	23.29°F (-4.84°C)	23.80°F (-4.56°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	23.29°F (-4.84°C)	23.80°F (-4.56°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	25.05°F (-3.86°C)	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	25.05°F (-3.86°C)	25.18°F (-3.79°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Oct 1949–Mar 1950 6-Month	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
Oct 1949–Mar 1950 6-Month	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	27.89°F (-2.28°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	31.10°F (-0.50°C)	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	31.10°F (-0.50°C)	31.32°F (-0.38°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Aug 1949–Mar 1950 8-Month	34.53°F (1.41°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	34.53°F (1.41°C)	34.79°F (1.55°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1955
Jul 1949–Mar 1950 9-Month	37.51°F (3.06°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	37.51°F (3.06°C)	37.65°F (3.14°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1985
Jun 1949–Mar 1950 10-Month	39.41°F (4.12°C)	39.45°F (4.14°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	39.41°F (4.12°C)	39.45°F (4.14°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1908
May 1949–Mar 1950 11-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.17°F (4.54°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1900
Apr 1949–Mar 1950 12-Month	40.17°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	40.17°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1957
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	35.64°F (2.02°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	35.64°F (2.02°C)	35.98°F (2.21°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
Apr 1948–Mar 1950 24-Month	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
	39.85°F (4.36°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1994
Apr 1947–Mar 1950 36-Month	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
	39.79°F (4.33°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1968
Apr 1946–Mar 1950 48-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
Apr 1946–Mar 1950 48-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2019
Apr 1945–Mar 1950 60-Month	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1920
Apr 1945–Mar 1950 60-Month	39.81°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 21, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings