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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1960

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1960 1-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1897
March 1960 1-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1897, 1903
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1924, 1980, 2008
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1987, 2006
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1949
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1987, 1998, 2019
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1987, 1998
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 2012, 2019
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1977, 1993
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1982
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1938, 2005
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1930, 1970, 1982, 2005
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1967, 1981
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1998, 2008
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1949
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1982, 2001
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 2005, 2009
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913, 1914, 1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1992
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1963, 1981, 1983, 2001
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913, 1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1943, 1944, 1981, 1985

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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