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Average Temperature Rankings, March 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 2003 1-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1897
	41.0°F (5.0°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	1992
	Ties: 1998
Feb–Mar 2003 2-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1936
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 1986
Jan–Mar 2003 3-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1950
	37.5°F (3.1°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1958
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Dec 2002–Mar 2003 4-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	4.1°F (2.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Nov 2002–Mar 2003 5-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	1934
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Oct 2002–Mar 2003 6-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
Sep 2002–Mar 2003 7-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	41.3°F (5.2°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1953, 1968
Aug 2002–Mar 2003 8-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	41.9°F (5.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1981
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Jul 2002–Mar 2003 9-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
Jun 2002–Mar 2003 10-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1941
May 2002–Mar 2003 11-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 2021
Apr 2002–Mar 2003 12-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949, 1956
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1958, 1990, 1998
Oct 2001–Mar 2003 18-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 1940, 1967, 1991, 1992
Apr 2001–Mar 2003 24-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1950, 1956
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1993, 1996
Apr 2000–Mar 2003 36-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1957
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
	Ties: 1959, 1983, 1988, 2008
Apr 1999–Mar 2003 48-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1952
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1983, 1989, 2010
Apr 1998–Mar 2003 60-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913, 1952
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018, 2019
	Ties: 2000, 2002, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings