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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1996 1-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1897
March 1996 1-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	1934
Feb–Mar 1996 2-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1897, 1903
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
	Ties: 1968, 2022
Jan–Mar 1996 3-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
Jan–Mar 1996 3-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
Dec 1995–Mar 1996 4-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
Dec 1995–Mar 1996 4-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
Nov 1995–Mar 1996 5-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
Nov 1995–Mar 1996 5-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Oct 1995–Mar 1996 6-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Oct 1995–Mar 1996 6-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2015
Sep 1995–Mar 1996 7-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Sep 1995–Mar 1996 7-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Aug 1995–Mar 1996 8-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2021
Jul 1995–Mar 1996 9-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
Jul 1995–Mar 1996 9-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Jun 1995–Mar 1996 10-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2003
May 1995–Mar 1996 11-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 2019
Apr 1995–Mar 1996 12-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 2020
Oct 1994–Mar 1996 18-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1949
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1978, 1988
Apr 1994–Mar 1996 24-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2015
	Ties: 1993, 2007, 2013
Apr 1993–Mar 1996 36-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	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: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1941, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995
Apr 1992–Mar 1996 48-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2011
Apr 1991–Mar 1996 60-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1913, 1917
Apr 1991–Mar 1996 60-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings