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Massachusetts

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	43.4°F (6.3°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	9.2°F (5.1°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1916
March 1946 1-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	9.2°F (5.1°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Mar 1946 2-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	2015
	33.1°F (0.6°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1997
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
Jan–Mar 1946 3-Month	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
Dec 1945–Mar 1946 4-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904
	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1910, 1945, 1972, 2004
Nov 1945–Mar 1946 5-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1984
Oct 1945–Mar 1946 6-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	33.6°F (0.9°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1924, 1962, 1966
Sep 1945–Mar 1946 7-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1929, 2005
Aug 1945–Mar 1946 8-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1904, 1905, 1918
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1973, 1975
Jul 1945–Mar 1946 9-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904, 1905
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1955
Jun 1945–Mar 1946 10-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1938, 1955, 1973, 1975, 1986, 1988
May 1945–Mar 1946 11-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1918
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1955, 1975, 1996
Apr 1945–Mar 1946 12-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1918
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1937, 1939, 1972, 1988
Oct 1944–Mar 1946 18-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1939, 1943, 1947, 1988
Apr 1944–Mar 1946 24-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2013
	Ties: 1943, 1989, 1997
Apr 1943–Mar 1946 36-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1906
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1944, 1973, 1977, 1982, 1983
Apr 1942–Mar 1946 48-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1907
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2013, 2019, 2022
	Ties: 1931, 1939, 1960, 1961
Apr 1941–Mar 1946 60-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1908
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2020
	Ties: 1974, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings