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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1955 1-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-4.1°F (-2.2°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1922
Feb–Mar 1955 2-Month	22.8°F (-5.1°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-6.4°F (-3.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1903
Feb–Mar 1955 2-Month	22.8°F (-5.1°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-6.4°F (-3.5°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
Jan–Mar 1955 3-Month	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	-5.3°F (-2.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Jan–Mar 1955 3-Month	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	-5.3°F (-2.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
Dec 1954–Mar 1955 4-Month	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	21.2°F (-6.0°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	-4.5°F (-2.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1937
Nov 1954–Mar 1955 5-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1897, 1962
Oct 1954–Mar 1955 6-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Oct 1954–Mar 1955 6-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
Sep 1954–Mar 1955 7-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Sep 1954–Mar 1955 7-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934, 2015
Aug 1954–Mar 1955 8-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	36.3°F (2.4°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1906, 1931, 1939
Jul 1954–Mar 1955 9-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Jul 1954–Mar 1955 9-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
Jun 1954–Mar 1955 10-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1910, 1930
May 1954–Mar 1955 11-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May 1954–Mar 1955 11-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
Apr 1954–Mar 1955 12-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1928, 1994
Oct 1953–Mar 1955 18-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1944, 1989
Apr 1953–Mar 1955 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1913
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1959
Apr 1952–Mar 1955 36-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1914
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1942
Apr 1951–Mar 1955 48-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1915
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1939, 1948, 1965, 1966, 1979, 1986, 1987
Apr 1950–Mar 1955 60-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1948, 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 January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings