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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1920 1-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1899
	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2012
	Ties: 1979
Feb–Mar 1920 2-Month	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1899
	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2012
	Ties: 1964, 2008
Jan–Mar 1920 3-Month	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1936
	22.5°F (-5.3°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 2008
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1936
Dec 1919–Mar 1920 4-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Nov 1919–Mar 1920 5-Month	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899, 1936
Nov 1919–Mar 1920 5-Month	21.1°F (-6.1°C)	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2000
Oct 1919–Mar 1920 6-Month	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	24.0°F (-4.4°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1969
Sep 1919–Mar 1920 7-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1903
Aug 1919–Mar 1920 8-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
Aug 1919–Mar 1920 8-Month	34.6°F (1.4°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
Jul 1919–Mar 1920 9-Month	39.1°F (3.9°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1899
	39.1°F (3.9°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1960
Jun 1919–Mar 1920 10-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
	42.0°F (5.6°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1928, 2010, 2019
May 1919–Mar 1920 11-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2012
	Ties: 1949
Apr 1919–Mar 1920 12-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1978
Oct 1918–Mar 1920 18-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1979
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2013
	Ties: 2015
Apr 1918–Mar 1920 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1952
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2000
	Ties: 1903, 1925, 1971, 1986
Apr 1917–Mar 1920 36-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2000
	Ties: 1904, 1912, 1913, 1929, 1979
Apr 1916–Mar 1920 48-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1899, 1918
	42.9°F (6.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2007
	Ties: 1906
Apr 1915–Mar 1920 60-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
Apr 1915–Mar 1920 60-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2006, 2008

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings