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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1896

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1896 1-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1897
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1957
Feb–Mar 1896 2-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1903
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2002
Jan–Mar 1896 3-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1949
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1994, 2005
Dec 1895–Mar 1896 4-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1949
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1951, 2011
Nov 1895–Mar 1896 5-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1949
Nov 1895–Mar 1896 5-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Oct 1895–Mar 1896 6-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1954, 1987, 2010
Sep 1895–Mar 1896 7-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1944, 2023
Aug 1895–Mar 1896 8-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 1916, 1931, 1975
Jul 1895–Mar 1896 9-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1924, 1939, 1985
Jun 1895–Mar 1896 10-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1939, 1950, 1972
May 1895–Mar 1896 11-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1958
Apr 1895–Mar 1896 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1937, 1944, 1946, 1958, 1965

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