Regional Rankings

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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2002 1-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1897
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934
	Ties: 1908
Feb–Mar 2002 2-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1903
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1896
Jan–Mar 2002 3-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
Jan–Mar 2002 3-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
Dec 2001–Mar 2002 4-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1949
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1968, 1990
Nov 2001–Mar 2002 5-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1931, 1990, 2010
Oct 2001–Mar 2002 6-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1980, 1988
Sep 2001–Mar 2002 7-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
Sep 2001–Mar 2002 7-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
Aug 2001–Mar 2002 8-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1984, 2020
Jul 2001–Mar 2002 9-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
Jul 2001–Mar 2002 9-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
Jun 2001–Mar 2002 10-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1992, 2000
May 2001–Mar 2002 11-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1997, 2003, 2013, 2017
Apr 2001–Mar 2002 12-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1959, 2004, 2007
Oct 2000–Mar 2002 18-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1949
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 2008
Apr 2000–Mar 2002 24-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 2008
Apr 1999–Mar 2002 36-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913, 1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
	Ties: 1961, 2006
Apr 1998–Mar 2002 48-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1988, 1990, 1992
Apr 1997–Mar 2002 60-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1991	1913, 1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 1989, 1991

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings