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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1963

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1963 1-Month	32.1°F (0.1°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	32.1°F (0.1°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1950
Feb–Mar 1963 2-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1903
	32.2°F (0.1°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1954
Jan–Mar 1963 3-Month	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1968
Dec 1962–Mar 1963 4-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
Dec 1962–Mar 1963 4-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
Nov 1962–Mar 1963 5-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1945, 1947, 1998
Oct 1962–Mar 1963 6-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1945, 2007
Sep 1962–Mar 1963 7-Month	35.4°F (1.9°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	35.4°F (1.9°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934, 2015
	Ties: 1943
Aug 1962–Mar 1963 8-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	39.0°F (3.9°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 1951, 2002
Jul 1962–Mar 1963 9-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 2019
Jun 1962–Mar 1963 10-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
	Ties: 1953
May 1962–Mar 1963 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1943
Apr 1962–Mar 1963 12-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1913
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1970, 2011
Oct 1961–Mar 1963 18-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1913
	38.9°F (3.8°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1971, 1994
Apr 1961–Mar 1963 24-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1958
Apr 1960–Mar 1963 36-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1914
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1945, 1956, 1959, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1987
Apr 1959–Mar 1963 48-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1915
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1960, 1964, 1978
Apr 1958–Mar 1963 60-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1957, 1961

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings