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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1946 1-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	11.0°F (6.2°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1960
March 1946 1-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	11.0°F (6.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Feb–Mar 1946 2-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1899
Feb–Mar 1946 2-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	6.1°F (3.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	6.1°F (3.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Dec 1945–Mar 1946 4-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1979
	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1938, 2004
Nov 1945–Mar 1946 5-Month	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1990
Oct 1945–Mar 1946 6-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
	32.5°F (0.3°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1945, 1957, 1966
Sep 1945–Mar 1946 7-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
	36.7°F (2.6°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1990, 2007
Aug 1945–Mar 1946 8-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1912
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1923, 1928, 1974, 1990, 2021
Jul 1945–Mar 1946 9-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1899, 1912
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1941, 1955
Jun 1945–Mar 1946 10-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1899
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1984, 2008
May 1945–Mar 1946 11-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1899
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1947, 1958
Apr 1945–Mar 1946 12-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1899, 1936
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1958, 1980
Oct 1944–Mar 1946 18-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1979
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1928, 1958, 1995, 2011
Apr 1944–Mar 1946 24-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1952
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1977
Apr 1943–Mar 1946 36-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1931, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1974, 2016
Apr 1942–Mar 1946 48-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1906
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1935, 2002
	Ties: 1948, 1959, 1974, 1977, 2010
Apr 1941–Mar 1946 60-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1997
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1935
	Ties: 1937, 2010

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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