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Illinois, Climate Division 3. West

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1983
	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1951
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	34.1°F (1.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	2000
	34.1°F (1.2°C)	34.3°F (1.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1920
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1915, 1954, 1979
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 2019
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1908, 1923, 1990
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1908, 1914, 1982, 2003, 2010, 2020
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1965, 2002
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1897, 2002
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1895, 1897, 2022
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1948
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1971, 1988
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
	Ties: 1949
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1980, 1995, 2003, 2019
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1979
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
	Ties: 1930, 1937, 1986
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1920, 1930, 1944, 1958, 1964, 1966, 2009, 2014
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1928, 1966, 1975, 1983, 1984
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1917, 1929, 1964, 1968

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Divisional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/divisional/rankings