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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1938 1-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1897
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1934
	Ties: 1912
Feb–Mar 1938 2-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1903
Feb–Mar 1938 2-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
Jan–Mar 1938 3-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1942, 1985
Dec 1937–Mar 1938 4-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1925, 1972, 1974
Nov 1937–Mar 1938 5-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1961
Oct 1937–Mar 1938 6-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1989, 2011
Sep 1937–Mar 1938 7-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1989, 1998, 2005, 2006
Aug 1937–Mar 1938 8-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1993, 2006
Jul 1937–Mar 1938 9-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1960, 2005, 2023
Jun 1937–Mar 1938 10-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1963, 1989, 2006
May 1937–Mar 1938 11-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1984, 2006
Apr 1937–Mar 1938 12-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1989, 2006
Oct 1936–Mar 1938 18-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1949
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1919, 1947, 1983, 1999
Apr 1936–Mar 1938 24-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1934, 1939, 1963, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2012
Apr 1935–Mar 1938 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1943, 1953, 1970, 1978
Apr 1934–Mar 1938 48-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1936, 1985, 1986
Apr 1933–Mar 1938 60-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings