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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1963

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1963 1-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1897
March 1963 1-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1934
Feb–Mar 1963 2-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1897, 1903
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1978, 2013
Jan–Mar 1963 3-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1983
Dec 1962–Mar 1963 4-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1943
Nov 1962–Mar 1963 5-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1941, 2009
Oct 1962–Mar 1963 6-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1905, 2007
Sep 1962–Mar 1963 7-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1970, 2007, 2012
Aug 1962–Mar 1963 8-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1951, 2007
Jul 1962–Mar 1963 9-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1953, 1986, 1989
Jun 1962–Mar 1963 10-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1989, 1995, 2006
May 1962–Mar 1963 11-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1991, 2012
Apr 1962–Mar 1963 12-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1917
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1991, 1995
Oct 1961–Mar 1963 18-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
	54.3°F (12.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1925, 1936, 1939, 1943, 1969
Apr 1961–Mar 1963 24-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1934, 1938, 1939, 1970, 1985, 1999, 2000, 2012
Apr 1960–Mar 1963 36-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1913, 1914, 1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1959, 1983, 2001
Apr 1959–Mar 1963 48-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1943, 1960, 1981, 1983, 2001
Apr 1958–Mar 1963 60-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1913, 1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1990, 1994, 1995, 2001

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings