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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2002 1-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1960
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1936
Feb–Mar 2002 2-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1960
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1954
Jan–Mar 2002 3-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1958
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2023
	Ties: 2000, 2021
Dec 2001–Mar 2002 4-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1972
Nov 2001–Mar 2002 5-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1902, 1940, 1977
Nov 2001–Mar 2002 5-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	1932
Oct 2001–Mar 2002 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
	Ties: 1950, 1957, 1972
Sep 2001–Mar 2002 7-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
	Ties: 1913, 1939, 1957, 1986
Aug 2001–Mar 2002 8-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1957
Jul 2001–Mar 2002 9-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1935, 2000, 2007, 2018
Jun 2001–Mar 2002 10-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1933, 1939, 2007
May 2001–Mar 2002 11-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1913, 2005, 2006
Apr 2001–Mar 2002 12-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1922, 1935, 1939, 1957, 2011
Oct 2000–Mar 2002 18-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1973
Apr 2000–Mar 2002 24-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1969
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1913, 1945, 1988, 1995, 2004
Apr 1999–Mar 2002 36-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1970
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1899, 1922, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1944, 1957, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2006
Apr 1998–Mar 2002 48-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2020
	Ties: 2009
Apr 1997–Mar 2002 60-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1937, 1950, 1953, 1957, 2010, 2011, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings