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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1920 1-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1960
	36.9°F (2.7°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2012
	Ties: 1974
Feb–Mar 1920 2-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1985, 1986
Jan–Mar 1920 3-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
Jan–Mar 1920 3-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1979
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Mar 1920 5-Month	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Nov 1919–Mar 1920 5-Month	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Oct 1919–Mar 1920 6-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1970
Sep 1919–Mar 1920 7-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1929
Aug 1919–Mar 1920 8-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1912
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1905, 1952
Jul 1919–Mar 1920 9-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899, 1912
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1963, 2019
Jun 1919–Mar 1920 10-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1996, 2015
May 1919–Mar 1920 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
May 1919–Mar 1920 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Apr 1919–Mar 1920 12-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899, 1936
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1975
Oct 1918–Mar 1920 18-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1979
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1909, 2004
Apr 1918–Mar 1920 24-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1952
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1941, 1964, 1982
Apr 1917–Mar 1920 36-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
	Ties: 1930, 1951, 1996, 1998
Apr 1916–Mar 1920 48-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1906
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1935, 2002
	Ties: 1899, 1900, 1919, 1997
Apr 1915–Mar 1920 60-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1908	1997
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	1935
	Ties: 1952, 1962, 1971

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