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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1960 1-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1917
March 1960 1-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1903
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	24.4°F (-4.2°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	24.4°F (-4.2°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1985
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1965, 1974, 2010
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	33.2°F (0.7°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934, 2015
	Ties: 1965
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1984
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1966, 1975
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1923, 1971, 1975, 1988, 1993, 2010
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1928, 1971, 1994
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1972, 1975
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1964
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1989
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1914
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1943, 1979
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1963, 1964, 1978
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1936, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1985

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings