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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1948 1-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-6.0°F (-3.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1923	1917
March 1948 1-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-6.0°F (-3.3°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1903
Feb–Mar 1948 2-Month	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Jan–Mar 1948 3-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
Dec 1947–Mar 1948 4-Month	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month	24.3°F (-4.3°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
Nov 1947–Mar 1948 5-Month	24.3°F (-4.3°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
Oct 1947–Mar 1948 6-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1917
	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1931
Sep 1947–Mar 1948 7-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	32.7°F (0.4°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934, 2015
	Ties: 1915, 1930, 1984
Aug 1947–Mar 1948 8-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	36.6°F (2.6°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1910, 1915
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
Jul 1947–Mar 1948 9-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Jun 1947–Mar 1948 10-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1915, 1932, 1937, 1939
May 1947–Mar 1948 11-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1966
Apr 1947–Mar 1948 12-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1946, 1966
Oct 1946–Mar 1948 18-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1913
	38.7°F (3.7°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1912
Apr 1946–Mar 1948 24-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1913
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1942, 1947, 1962
Apr 1945–Mar 1948 36-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1914
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1927, 1944, 1986
Apr 1944–Mar 1948 48-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1939	1915
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1979, 1986, 1987
Apr 1943–Mar 1948 60-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1955, 1956, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988

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