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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1959 1-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1897
March 1959 1-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Feb–Mar 1959 2-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1903
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1961, 1983, 2018, 2021
Jan–Mar 1959 3-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1972, 2009, 2013
Dec 1958–Mar 1959 4-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
Dec 1958–Mar 1959 4-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
Nov 1958–Mar 1959 5-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1986
Oct 1958–Mar 1959 6-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1978, 2022
Sep 1958–Mar 1959 7-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Sep 1958–Mar 1959 7-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Aug 1958–Mar 1959 8-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Aug 1958–Mar 1959 8-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Jul 1958–Mar 1959 9-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2003
Jun 1958–Mar 1959 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2013
May 1958–Mar 1959 11-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1997, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2017
Apr 1958–Mar 1959 12-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 2002, 2004, 2007
Oct 1957–Mar 1959 18-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1989
Apr 1957–Mar 1959 24-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
Apr 1956–Mar 1959 36-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913, 1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1963, 1983, 2001
Apr 1955–Mar 1959 48-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1930, 1953, 1971
Apr 1954–Mar 1959 60-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913, 1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1929, 1954, 1965, 1972, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings