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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1968 1-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1897
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1934
	Ties: 1941, 1943
Feb–Mar 1968 2-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1903
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 2017
Jan–Mar 1968 3-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1949
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1994, 2005
Dec 1967–Mar 1968 4-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1949
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1990, 2002
Nov 1967–Mar 1968 5-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1949
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1914, 2006
Oct 1967–Mar 1968 6-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1980, 1988, 2002
Sep 1967–Mar 1968 7-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 2020
Aug 1967–Mar 1968 8-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
Aug 1967–Mar 1968 8-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Jul 1967–Mar 1968 9-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1978, 2000, 2017
Jun 1967–Mar 1968 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
Jun 1967–Mar 1968 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
May 1967–Mar 1968 11-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1941, 2020
Apr 1967–Mar 1968 12-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 2012
Oct 1966–Mar 1968 18-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1949
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1967, 1985
Apr 1966–Mar 1968 24-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1986, 1995, 2011
Apr 1965–Mar 1968 36-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1971, 1979
Apr 1964–Mar 1968 48-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1932, 1954
Apr 1963–Mar 1968 60-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913, 1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1933, 1945

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings