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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Raleigh, North Carolina

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1973

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1963
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1978
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1999
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1985
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2007
	Ties: 1991, 2003, 2004
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2007
	Ties: 2008
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1967
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1975, 1996
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1967
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1948, 1957
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1967
				31st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1967
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2011
	Ties: 1946, 1954
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1990
	Ties: 1945, 1959, 1992, 2000
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1963
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1956
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1967
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1991, 2020
	Ties: 1976
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1969
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1947
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1969
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1970
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1979

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/