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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1939

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1939 1-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1897
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1934
	Ties: 1979, 2009
Feb–Mar 1939 2-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1903
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 2019
Jan–Mar 1939 3-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1975
Dec 1938–Mar 1939 4-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1989
Nov 1938–Mar 1939 5-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1923
Oct 1938–Mar 1939 6-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1979
Sep 1938–Mar 1939 7-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
Sep 1938–Mar 1939 7-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
Aug 1938–Mar 1939 8-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1925
Jul 1938–Mar 1939 9-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1924, 1985
Jun 1938–Mar 1939 10-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1906, 1950, 1972
May 1938–Mar 1939 11-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1932, 1957, 1965
Apr 1938–Mar 1939 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1928, 1931, 1957
Oct 1937–Mar 1939 18-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1949
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1928
Apr 1937–Mar 1939 24-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1934, 1938, 1963, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2012
Apr 1936–Mar 1939 36-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2016
	Ties: 1968, 1971, 1979
Apr 1935–Mar 1939 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1934, 1944, 1964, 1978
Apr 1934–Mar 1939 60-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2018
	Ties: 1934, 1935, 1937, 1978, 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings