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California River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1978

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean
AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)
Warmest/Coolest
Since
Record
March 1978
1-Month
52.6°F
(11.4°C)
48.8°F
(9.3°C)
3.8°F
(2.1°C)
113th Coolest
Coolest since:
1897
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Ties: 1914, 2001
Feb–Mar 1978
2-Month
49.6°F
(9.8°C)
47.1°F
(8.4°C)
2.5°F
(1.4°C)
109th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1930, 1963, 2013
Jan–Mar 1978
3-Month
48.2°F
(9.0°C)
45.5°F
(7.5°C)
2.7°F
(1.5°C)
117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1949
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 2004, 2018
Dec 1977–Mar 1978
4-Month
48.0°F
(8.9°C)
44.9°F
(7.2°C)
3.1°F
(1.7°C)
122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1949
6th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 2018
Nov 1977–Mar 1978
5-Month
48.6°F
(9.2°C)
45.8°F
(7.7°C)
2.8°F
(1.5°C)
120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1949
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1940
Oct 1977–Mar 1978
6-Month
50.7°F
(10.4°C)
48.1°F
(8.9°C)
2.6°F
(1.5°C)
121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1959, 2022
Sep 1977–Mar 1978
7-Month
53.2°F
(11.8°C)
51.0°F
(10.6°C)
2.2°F
(1.2°C)
114th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
14th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Aug 1977–Mar 1978
8-Month
55.9°F
(13.3°C)
53.8°F
(12.1°C)
2.1°F
(1.2°C)
113th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
15th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 2009
Jul 1977–Mar 1978
9-Month
58.0°F
(14.4°C)
56.2°F
(13.4°C)
1.8°F
(1.0°C)
112th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1940, 1968, 2000, 2017
Jun 1977–Mar 1978
10-Month
59.3°F
(15.2°C)
57.4°F
(14.1°C)
1.9°F
(1.1°C)
112th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 2019
May 1977–Mar 1978
11-Month
58.9°F
(14.9°C)
57.7°F
(14.3°C)
1.2°F
(0.6°C)
103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1970, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1993
Apr 1977–Mar 1978
12-Month
58.7°F
(14.8°C)
57.4°F
(14.1°C)
1.3°F
(0.7°C)
103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1934, 2005
Oct 1976–Mar 1978
18-Month
55.4°F
(13.0°C)
54.3°F
(12.4°C)
1.1°F
(0.6°C)
100th Coolest
Coolest since:
1949
27th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1988, 1996
Apr 1976–Mar 1978
24-Month
58.0°F
(14.4°C)
57.4°F
(14.1°C)
0.6°F
(0.3°C)
83rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
44th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Apr 1975–Mar 1978
36-Month
57.6°F
(14.2°C)
57.4°F
(14.1°C)
0.2°F
(0.1°C)
71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1913, 1917
55th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Ties: 1928, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1953, 1970
Apr 1974–Mar 1978
48-Month
57.5°F
(14.2°C)
57.4°F
(14.1°C)
0.1°F
(0.1°C)
63rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
62nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1934, 1939, 1944, 1964
Apr 1973–Mar 1978
60-Month
57.6°F
(14.2°C)
57.3°F
(14.1°C)
0.3°F
(0.1°C)
68th Coolest
Coolest since:
1913, 1917
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1980

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