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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1960 1-Month	19.6°F (-6.9°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	-15.0°F (-8.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1960
March 1960 1-Month	19.6°F (-6.9°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	-15.0°F (-8.3°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	-9.5°F (-5.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1899
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	19.2°F (-7.1°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	-9.5°F (-5.3°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	19.1°F (-7.2°C)	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	-6.0°F (-3.4°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	19.1°F (-7.2°C)	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	-6.0°F (-3.4°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	22.1°F (-5.5°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1979
	22.1°F (-5.5°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1943
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-3.5°F (-2.0°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899, 1912
	41.4°F (5.2°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1897
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1977
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1986, 2001, 2010
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1899, 1936
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 2010
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1937, 1963
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1952
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1930, 1937, 1951, 1978
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1918
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1919, 1969
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1906
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1935, 2002
	Ties: 1901, 1904, 1929, 1978, 1982
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1997
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1935
	Ties: 1903, 1904, 1914, 1916, 1974, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings