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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2011

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2011 1-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1897
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	1934
	Ties: 1981
Feb–Mar 2011 2-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 2006	1897, 1903
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1918, 1966
Jan–Mar 2011 3-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1954, 1999
Dec 2010–Mar 2011 4-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1949
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1931, 1951, 2009
Nov 2010–Mar 2011 5-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1896, 2008
Oct 2010–Mar 2011 6-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1917
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1938, 1989
Sep 2010–Mar 2011 7-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1967
Aug 2010–Mar 2011 8-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1989
Jul 2010–Mar 2011 9-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1941, 1961, 1988
Jun 2010–Mar 2011 10-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1943, 2008
May 2010–Mar 2011 11-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1974
Apr 2010–Mar 2011 12-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1926, 1950, 1975, 1985
Oct 2009–Mar 2011 18-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1949
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1944, 1970, 1984
Apr 2009–Mar 2011 24-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1986, 1995
Apr 2008–Mar 2011 36-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1913, 1914, 1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2016
	Ties: 1993
Apr 2007–Mar 2011 48-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2018
	Ties: 1996
Apr 2006–Mar 2011 60-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2003	1913, 1917
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2018
	Ties: 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings