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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1947 1-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	34.6°F (1.4°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2017
	Ties: 1953, 1983
Feb–Mar 1947 2-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1903
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1978, 1990
Jan–Mar 1947 3-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1959
Dec 1946–Mar 1947 4-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1943, 2001, 2016
Nov 1946–Mar 1947 5-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1934
	Ties: 1945, 1963, 1998
Oct 1946–Mar 1947 6-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1934
	Ties: 1966, 1987, 2020
Sep 1946–Mar 1947 7-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1934, 2015
	Ties: 1983, 2001
Aug 1946–Mar 1947 8-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1934
	Ties: 1980, 1989, 2019
Jul 1946–Mar 1947 9-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1983
Jun 1946–Mar 1947 10-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Jun 1946–Mar 1947 10-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1934
May 1946–Mar 1947 11-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2015
	Ties: 1956
Apr 1946–Mar 1947 12-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1953
Oct 1945–Mar 1947 18-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1927, 1934, 1940, 1957, 1983, 1988, 2011
Apr 1945–Mar 1947 24-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1948, 1962
Apr 1944–Mar 1947 36-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1914
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1984
Apr 1943–Mar 1947 48-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1915
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1946
Apr 1942–Mar 1947 60-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1959, 1960, 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings