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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2003 1-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1897
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1990
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1897, 1903
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1943, 2020
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 2016
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1981, 1992, 2022
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 2004
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1959
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1996
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1959, 2013, 2017
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1997, 2013
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2004
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913, 1914, 1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
	Ties: 1998, 2009
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2006, 2010
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913, 1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2012

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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