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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1979

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
March 1979
1-Month 		31.8°F
(-0.1°C)		 32.8°F
(0.4°C)		 -1.0°F
(-0.5°C)		 46th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1899, 1971
Feb–Mar 1979
2-Month 		26.6°F
(-3.0°C)		 29.2°F
(-1.6°C)		 -2.6°F
(-1.4°C)		 25th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1903
104th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1956, 1984
Jan–Mar 1979
3-Month 		21.9°F
(-5.6°C)		 26.5°F
(-3.1°C)		 -4.6°F
(-2.5°C)		 10th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
119th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1929
Dec 1978–Mar 1979
4-Month 		20.2°F
(-6.6°C)		 25.6°F
(-3.6°C)		 -5.4°F
(-3.0°C)		 2nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
126th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1933
Nov 1978–Mar 1979
5-Month 		22.6°F
(-5.2°C)		 26.9°F
(-2.8°C)		 -4.3°F
(-2.4°C)		 5th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Oct 1978–Mar 1979
6-Month 		26.9°F
(-2.8°C)		 30.0°F
(-1.1°C)		 -3.1°F
(-1.7°C)		 12th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Ties: 1937
Sep 1978–Mar 1979
7-Month 		31.1°F
(-0.5°C)		 33.8°F
(1.0°C)		 -2.7°F
(-1.5°C)		 11th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
117th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934, 2015
Ties: 1898, 1929
Aug 1978–Mar 1979
8-Month 		35.2°F
(1.8°C)		 37.6°F
(3.1°C)		 -2.4°F
(-1.3°C)		 9th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
119th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Ties: 1949
Jul 1978–Mar 1979
9-Month 		38.8°F
(3.8°C)		 40.9°F
(4.9°C)		 -2.1°F
(-1.1°C)		 13th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
115th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Jun 1978–Mar 1979
10-Month 		41.1°F
(5.1°C)		 42.8°F
(6.0°C)		 -1.7°F
(-0.9°C)		 14th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
114th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
May 1978–Mar 1979
11-Month 		41.8°F
(5.4°C)		 43.6°F
(6.4°C)		 -1.8°F
(-1.0°C)		 11th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
117th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1912
Apr 1978–Mar 1979
12-Month 		41.9°F
(5.5°C)		 43.4°F
(6.3°C)		 -1.5°F
(-0.8°C)		 12th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
116th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1898, 1949, 1969
Oct 1977–Mar 1979
18-Month 		39.0°F
(3.9°C)		 38.9°F
(3.8°C)		 0.1°F
(0.1°C)		 55th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1905, 1939, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1972
Apr 1977–Mar 1979
24-Month 		43.9°F
(6.6°C)		 43.4°F
(6.3°C)		 0.5°F
(0.3°C)		 78th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
49th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1927, 1938, 1940, 1986, 1988, 1994
Apr 1976–Mar 1979
36-Month 		43.8°F
(6.6°C)		 43.4°F
(6.3°C)		 0.4°F
(0.3°C)		 72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1914
54th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017, 2018
Ties: 1943, 1960
Apr 1975–Mar 1979
48-Month 		43.4°F
(6.3°C)		 43.4°F
(6.3°C)		 0.0°F
(0.0°C)		 52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
73rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1939, 1948, 1955, 1965, 1966, 1986
Apr 1974–Mar 1979
60-Month 		43.5°F
(6.4°C)		 43.4°F
(6.3°C)		 0.1°F
(0.1°C)		 53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018, 2019
Ties: 1948, 1955, 1956, 1980, 1987, 1988

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