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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1946 1-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1897
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1934
	Ties: 1944, 1955, 1967, 1971, 2020
Feb–Mar 1946 2-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1903
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1942, 1944
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1979
Dec 1945–Mar 1946 4-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1912
Nov 1945–Mar 1946 5-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1949
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1964
Oct 1945–Mar 1946 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1925, 1942, 1945, 1947
Sep 1945–Mar 1946 7-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1945, 1974, 1983
Aug 1945–Mar 1946 8-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1926, 1947, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1983
Jul 1945–Mar 1946 9-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1911, 1926, 1972, 1975, 1987
Jun 1945–Mar 1946 10-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1907, 1923, 1956, 1957
May 1945–Mar 1946 11-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1958
Apr 1945–Mar 1946 12-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1937, 1944, 1958, 1965
Oct 1944–Mar 1946 18-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1949
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1953, 1965
Apr 1944–Mar 1946 24-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1945, 1965, 1966
Apr 1943–Mar 1946 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1913, 1917
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1956, 1973
Apr 1942–Mar 1946 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1947, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1976
Apr 1941–Mar 1946 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1926	1913, 1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1926, 1951, 1953, 1958

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