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Upper Colorado River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, March 2004

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2004 1-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	8.3°F (4.7°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
March 2004 1-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	8.3°F (4.7°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Feb–Mar 2004 2-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1903
Feb–Mar 2004 2-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
Jan–Mar 2004 3-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Jan–Mar 2004 3-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
Dec 2003–Mar 2004 4-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 2007, 2022
Nov 2003–Mar 2004 5-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1934
	Ties: 1951, 1982, 1983, 1997
Oct 2003–Mar 2004 6-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	32.4°F (0.2°C)	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1934
	Ties: 1911, 1995
Sep 2003–Mar 2004 7-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
Sep 2003–Mar 2004 7-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1934, 2015
Aug 2003–Mar 2004 8-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
Aug 2003–Mar 2004 8-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1934
Jul 2003–Mar 2004 9-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
Jul 2003–Mar 2004 9-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
Jun 2003–Mar 2004 10-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	1934
	Ties: 2000, 2003, 2016
May 2003–Mar 2004 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1999, 2021
Apr 2003–Mar 2004 12-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2015
	Ties: 2013, 2021
Oct 2002–Mar 2004 18-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1913
	41.3°F (5.2°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 2000
Apr 2002–Mar 2004 24-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1913
Apr 2002–Mar 2004 24-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Apr 2001–Mar 2004 36-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1914
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017, 2018
	Ties: 2005, 2022
Apr 2000–Mar 2004 48-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1915
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2005, 2021, 2022
Apr 1999–Mar 2004 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2003	2018, 2019
	Ties: 2003, 2005, 2007

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings