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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1947 1-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1897
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 1931
Feb–Mar 1947 2-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1897, 1903
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
	Ties: 1963, 1978, 2013
Jan–Mar 1947 3-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1949
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1963, 1983
Dec 1946–Mar 1947 4-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1949
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1988
Nov 1946–Mar 1947 5-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1995
Oct 1946–Mar 1947 6-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1925, 1942
Sep 1946–Mar 1947 7-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1923, 1925, 1971
Aug 1946–Mar 1947 8-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1926, 1946, 1964, 1972, 1983
Jul 1946–Mar 1947 9-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1916, 1944, 1957, 1974, 1987
Jun 1946–Mar 1947 10-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1904, 1911, 1916, 1925, 1962, 1985
May 1946–Mar 1947 11-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1958
Apr 1946–Mar 1947 12-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1971, 1977
Oct 1945–Mar 1947 18-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1949
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1911, 1919, 1938, 1942, 1955
Apr 1945–Mar 1947 24-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1953, 1958
Apr 1944–Mar 1947 36-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913, 1914, 1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1920, 1957, 1974
Apr 1943–Mar 1947 48-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1906, 1948, 1957
Apr 1942–Mar 1947 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913, 1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2018
	Ties: 1957, 1973, 1975, 1977

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings