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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1988 1-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1897
March 1988 1-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1934
Feb–Mar 1988 2-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1897, 1903
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1992
Jan–Mar 1988 3-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1926, 2017
Dec 1987–Mar 1988 4-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1947
Nov 1987–Mar 1988 5-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1967, 2012, 2019
Oct 1987–Mar 1988 6-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1968, 1980, 2002
Sep 1987–Mar 1988 7-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
Sep 1987–Mar 1988 7-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Aug 1987–Mar 1988 8-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1970, 2012, 2019
Jul 1987–Mar 1988 9-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1941, 1961, 2011
Jun 1987–Mar 1988 10-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1984, 2012
May 1987–Mar 1988 11-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1998, 2005
Apr 1987–Mar 1988 12-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1986, 2010
Oct 1986–Mar 1988 18-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1949
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1978, 1996
Apr 1986–Mar 1988 24-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1959, 1987, 1990, 1991
Apr 1985–Mar 1988 36-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913, 1914, 1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2016
	Ties: 1941, 1982, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996
Apr 1984–Mar 1988 48-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1990, 1992, 2002
Apr 1983–Mar 1988 60-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913, 1917
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018
	Ties: 1941, 1961, 1982

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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