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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2002 1-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1960
	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1993
Feb–Mar 2002 2-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
Feb–Mar 2002 2-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Jan–Mar 2002 3-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	4.8°F (2.7°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	4.8°F (2.7°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1981
Dec 2001–Mar 2002 4-Month	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	5.5°F (3.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
Dec 2001–Mar 2002 4-Month	30.0°F (-1.1°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	5.5°F (3.1°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Nov 2001–Mar 2002 5-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	6.9°F (3.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
Nov 2001–Mar 2002 5-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	6.9°F (3.8°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Oct 2001–Mar 2002 6-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	5.5°F (3.0°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 2016
Sep 2001–Mar 2002 7-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
Sep 2001–Mar 2002 7-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
Aug 2001–Mar 2002 8-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
Aug 2001–Mar 2002 8-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jul 2001–Mar 2002 9-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899, 1912
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 2000, 2016
Jun 2001–Mar 2002 10-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
Jun 2001–Mar 2002 10-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
May 2001–Mar 2002 11-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1999, 2000
Apr 2001–Mar 2002 12-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899, 1936
Apr 2001–Mar 2002 12-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Oct 2000–Mar 2002 18-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
	43.1°F (6.2°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1934
Apr 2000–Mar 2002 24-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1952
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1943, 2008, 2021
Apr 1999–Mar 2002 36-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1932, 1934, 1935, 2006
Apr 1998–Mar 2002 48-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1906
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1935, 2002
	Ties: 1935
Apr 1997–Mar 2002 60-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1997
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1935
	Ties: 2006

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published December 2022, retrieved on December 10, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings