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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1921

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1921 1-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1897
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	1934
	Ties: 1932
Feb–Mar 1921 2-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1897, 1903
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1991
Jan–Mar 1921 3-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1949
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1999, 2011
Dec 1920–Mar 1921 4-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1949
Dec 1920–Mar 1921 4-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Nov 1920–Mar 1921 5-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1949
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1956, 1989
Oct 1920–Mar 1921 6-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Oct 1920–Mar 1921 6-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Sep 1920–Mar 1921 7-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
Sep 1920–Mar 1921 7-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
Aug 1920–Mar 1921 8-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1918	2015
	Ties: 1948
Jul 1920–Mar 1921 9-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1922, 1929, 1948
Jun 1920–Mar 1921 10-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1909, 1929, 1945, 1966
May 1920–Mar 1921 11-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1919, 1952, 1966, 1973
Apr 1920–Mar 1921 12-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1909, 1910, 1945
Oct 1919–Mar 1921 18-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1949
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1918
Apr 1919–Mar 1921 24-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1913
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1973
Apr 1918–Mar 1921 36-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1913, 1914, 1917
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1904, 1909, 1912, 1915, 1923
Apr 1917–Mar 1921 48-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1908	2018
	Ties: 1899, 1925, 1945, 1951
Apr 1916–Mar 1921 60-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1913, 1917
Apr 1916–Mar 1921 60-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2018

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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