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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1950 1-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-7.6°F (-4.2°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1899
March 1950 1-Month	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-7.6°F (-4.2°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Feb–Mar 1950 2-Month	20.9°F (-6.2°C)	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	20.9°F (-6.2°C)	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	-4.4°F (-2.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1955
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	14.6°F (-9.7°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	-7.3°F (-4.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1936
Jan–Mar 1950 3-Month	14.6°F (-9.7°C)	21.9°F (-5.6°C)	-7.3°F (-4.1°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	15.3°F (-9.3°C)	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	-6.1°F (-3.4°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1936
Dec 1949–Mar 1950 4-Month	15.3°F (-9.3°C)	21.4°F (-5.9°C)	-6.1°F (-3.4°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899, 1936
Nov 1949–Mar 1950 5-Month	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2000
Oct 1949–Mar 1950 6-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1971
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
Sep 1949–Mar 1950 7-Month	29.5°F (-1.4°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Aug 1949–Mar 1950 8-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	37.0°F (2.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1899
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	37.0°F (2.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1922, 1929, 1986
Jul 1949–Mar 1950 9-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	39.4°F (4.1°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1918, 1922, 1949
Jun 1949–Mar 1950 10-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	42.2°F (5.7°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1960, 1962
May 1949–Mar 1950 11-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1930, 1947, 1966, 2001
Apr 1949–Mar 1950 12-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1907, 1922, 1956, 2009
Oct 1948–Mar 1950 18-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
	37.5°F (3.1°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2013
	Ties: 1905, 1912
Apr 1948–Mar 1950 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1952
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2000
	Ties: 1908, 1928, 1960
Apr 1947–Mar 1950 36-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1918
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2000
	Ties: 1909, 1949, 1972, 1973, 1996, 1997, 2011
Apr 1946–Mar 1950 48-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1899, 1918
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2007
	Ties: 1914, 1921, 1949
Apr 1945–Mar 1950 60-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1920
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2006, 2008
	Ties: 1922, 1955, 1998

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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