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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1957

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1957 1-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1897
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1934
	Ties: 1896, 1901
Feb–Mar 1957 2-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1897, 1903
Feb–Mar 1957 2-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
Jan–Mar 1957 3-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1901
Dec 1956–Mar 1957 4-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1960, 1987, 1998, 2019
Nov 1956–Mar 1957 5-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1995
Oct 1956–Mar 1957 6-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1983
Sep 1956–Mar 1957 7-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1956, 2001, 2008
Aug 1956–Mar 1957 8-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1904, 1906, 1916, 1931, 1975
Jul 1956–Mar 1957 9-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1916, 1944, 1947, 1974, 1987
Jun 1956–Mar 1957 10-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1907, 1923, 1946, 1956
May 1956–Mar 1957 11-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1932, 1939, 1965
Apr 1956–Mar 1957 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1928, 1931, 1939
Oct 1955–Mar 1957 18-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1958, 1962, 1964
Apr 1955–Mar 1957 24-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1901, 1919, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1943, 1972, 1974, 1977
Apr 1954–Mar 1957 36-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	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: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1920, 1947, 1974
Apr 1953–Mar 1957 48-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1906, 1947, 1948
Apr 1952–Mar 1957 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1913, 1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2018
	Ties: 1947, 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 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings