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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1962 1-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1897
March 1962 1-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.8°F (-2.1°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
Feb–Mar 1962 2-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1897, 1903
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1933
Jan–Mar 1962 3-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1929
Dec 1961–Mar 1962 4-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1979
Nov 1961–Mar 1962 5-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1929
Oct 1961–Mar 1962 6-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Oct 1961–Mar 1962 6-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
Sep 1961–Mar 1962 7-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1912
Aug 1961–Mar 1962 8-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1942
Jul 1961–Mar 1962 9-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1909, 1979
Jun 1961–Mar 1962 10-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1904, 1911, 1916, 1925, 1947, 1985
May 1961–Mar 1962 11-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1964, 1972, 1979, 1999
Apr 1961–Mar 1962 12-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1923, 1948
Oct 1960–Mar 1962 18-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1949
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1957, 1958, 1964
Apr 1960–Mar 1962 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1979, 1983
Apr 1959–Mar 1962 36-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913, 1914, 1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
	Ties: 1986, 2012
Apr 1958–Mar 1962 48-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1913
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1961, 2000, 2012
Apr 1957–Mar 1962 60-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913, 1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings