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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2021

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2021 1-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1897
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	1934
	Ties: 1961
Feb–Mar 2021 2-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1897, 1903
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1959, 1961, 2001, 2018
Jan–Mar 2021 3-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1949
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2015
	Ties: 1928, 2010
Dec 2020–Mar 2021 4-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1949
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2015
	Ties: 1905, 2007, 2017
Nov 2020–Mar 2021 5-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1949
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2015
	Ties: 1930
Oct 2020–Mar 2021 6-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2015
	Ties: 1959, 2016
Sep 2020–Mar 2021 7-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
Sep 2020–Mar 2021 7-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Aug 2020–Mar 2021 8-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1996
Jul 2020–Mar 2021 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2015
	Ties: 2022
Jun 2020–Mar 2021 10-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
Jun 2020–Mar 2021 10-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2015
May 2020–Mar 2021 11-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
May 2020–Mar 2021 11-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2015
Apr 2020–Mar 2021 12-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1917
Apr 2020–Mar 2021 12-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2015
Oct 2019–Mar 2021 18-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1949
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2015
	Ties: 1997
Apr 2019–Mar 2021 24-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1913
Apr 2019–Mar 2021 24-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2015
Apr 2018–Mar 2021 36-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1913, 1914, 1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2016
	Ties: 2020
Apr 2017–Mar 2021 48-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1913
Apr 2017–Mar 2021 48-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018
Apr 2016–Mar 2021 60-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1913, 1917
Apr 2016–Mar 2021 60-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings