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March 1953 Average Temperature Rankings

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
March 1953 1-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.7°F	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1897
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.7°F	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1934
	Ties: 1937, 1951
Feb–Mar 1953 2-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.4°F	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1903
Feb–Mar 1953 2-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.4°F	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
Jan–Mar 1953 3-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.3°F	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.3°F	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1943
Dec 1952–Mar 1953 4-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.8°F	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
Dec 1952–Mar 1953 4-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.8°F	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Nov 1952–Mar 1953 5-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.1°F	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.1°F	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1908, 1925
Oct 1952–Mar 1953 6-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.7°F	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Oct 1952–Mar 1953 6-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.7°F	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Sep 1952–Mar 1953 7-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.9°F	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.9°F	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1943
Aug 1952–Mar 1953 8-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.9°F	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Aug 1952–Mar 1953 8-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	0.9°F	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Jul 1952–Mar 1953 9-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.9°F	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Jul 1952–Mar 1953 9-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	0.9°F	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Jun 1952–Mar 1953 10-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Jun 1952–Mar 1953 10-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
May 1952–Mar 1953 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.6°F	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
May 1952–Mar 1953 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.6°F	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Apr 1952–Mar 1953 12-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Apr 1952–Mar 1953 12-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Oct 1951–Mar 1953 18-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.4°F	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1949
Oct 1951–Mar 1953 18-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.4°F	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2015
Apr 1951–Mar 1953 24-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
Apr 1951–Mar 1953 24-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2015
Apr 1950–Mar 1953 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913, 1917
Apr 1950–Mar 1953 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
Apr 1949–Mar 1953 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913
Apr 1949–Mar 1953 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017, 2018
Apr 1948–Mar 1953 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1913, 1917
Apr 1948–Mar 1953 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.4°F	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018

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