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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2003 1-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1960
	35.1°F (1.7°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 2011
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1933, 2010, 2018
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1932
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1961
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1967
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1948, 1980, 1985
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1944, 1972, 1980, 2011
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899, 1912
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1988, 2018
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1923, 1941, 1953, 1988
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1927, 2011, 2018
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1899, 1936
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1956, 1966
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1979
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1952
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1918
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1921, 1922, 1943
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1906
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1935, 2002
	Ties: 1933, 1942, 1992, 2001, 2006
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1997
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1935

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings