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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1950 1-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1897
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1965
Feb–Mar 1950 2-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1903
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1967, 2009
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1975
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1966
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1991, 1993, 1999
Oct 1949–Mar 1950 6-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1958
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1911
Aug 1949–Mar 1950 8-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1958
Jul 1949–Mar 1950 9-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1958, 1983
Jun 1949–Mar 1950 10-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1906, 1939, 1972
May 1949–Mar 1950 11-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1946, 1947, 1956, 1958
Apr 1949–Mar 1950 12-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1926, 1975, 1985, 2011
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1949
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
Apr 1948–Mar 1950 24-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
Apr 1948–Mar 1950 24-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
Apr 1947–Mar 1950 36-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913, 1917
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2016
	Ties: 1910, 1918
Apr 1946–Mar 1950 48-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1923, 1924, 1949
Apr 1945–Mar 1950 60-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913, 1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1922

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings