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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1980 1-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1931
Feb–Mar 1980 2-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1903
Feb–Mar 1980 2-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Jan–Mar 1980 3-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Jan–Mar 1980 3-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Dec 1979–Mar 1980 4-Month	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	27.0°F (-2.8°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1961
Nov 1979–Mar 1980 5-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1936
Oct 1979–Mar 1980 6-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1905
Sep 1979–Mar 1980 7-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	34.7°F (1.5°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934, 2015
	Ties: 1997
Aug 1979–Mar 1980 8-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1947, 1989, 2019
Jul 1979–Mar 1980 9-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
Jul 1979–Mar 1980 9-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Jun 1979–Mar 1980 10-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1983, 1991
May 1979–Mar 1980 11-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1991
Apr 1979–Mar 1980 12-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1913
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1988
Oct 1978–Mar 1980 18-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1913
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1931, 1942
Apr 1978–Mar 1980 24-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1913
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2018
	Ties: 1923, 1926, 1976, 1984
Apr 1977–Mar 1980 36-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1914
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017, 2018
	Ties: 1945, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1978, 1981, 1987
Apr 1976–Mar 1980 48-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1915
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1940, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1988
Apr 1975–Mar 1980 60-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.3°F (6.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1948, 1955, 1956, 1979, 1987, 1988

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings