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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1961 1-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1897
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1934
	Ties: 2021
Feb–Mar 1961 2-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1897, 1903
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1959, 2001, 2018, 2021
Jan–Mar 1961 3-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1991
Dec 1960–Mar 1961 4-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1965, 2010
Nov 1960–Mar 1961 5-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1938
Oct 1960–Mar 1961 6-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1991, 1993, 2008
Sep 1960–Mar 1961 7-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1960, 1977, 1993
Aug 1960–Mar 1961 8-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1960, 1982
Jul 1960–Mar 1961 9-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1941, 1988, 2011
Jun 1960–Mar 1961 10-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1980, 1981, 2010
May 1960–Mar 1961 11-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1982, 2008
Apr 1960–Mar 1961 12-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1970, 1980, 1992, 2000, 2001
Oct 1959–Mar 1961 18-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1995
Apr 1959–Mar 1961 24-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1982, 1994, 2001, 2006
Apr 1958–Mar 1961 36-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913, 1914, 1917
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 2002, 2006
Apr 1957–Mar 1961 48-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1962, 2000, 2012
Apr 1956–Mar 1961 60-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913, 1917
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1982, 1988

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings