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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1973 1-Month	76.35°F (24.64°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	-1.46°F (-0.81°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1965
September 1973 1-Month	76.35°F (24.64°C)	77.81°F (25.45°C)	-1.46°F (-0.81°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1998
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month	81.03°F (27.24°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1965
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month	81.03°F (27.24°C)	81.48°F (27.49°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1998
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month	82.75°F (28.19°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month	82.75°F (28.19°C)	83.21°F (28.45°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1936
Jun–Sep 1973 4-Month	82.52°F (28.07°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1915
	82.52°F (28.07°C)	82.74°F (28.19°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1936
	Ties: 1909, 2014
May–Sep 1973 5-Month	80.45°F (26.92°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1915
May–Sep 1973 5-Month	80.45°F (26.92°C)	80.78°F (27.10°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1936
Apr–Sep 1973 6-Month	77.09°F (25.05°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
	77.09°F (25.05°C)	77.90°F (25.50°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1995
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month	73.83°F (23.24°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month	73.83°F (23.24°C)	74.35°F (23.53°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Feb–Sep 1973 8-Month	70.10°F (21.17°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
	70.10°F (21.17°C)	70.66°F (21.48°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1951
Jan–Sep 1973 9-Month	66.68°F (19.27°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912
	66.68°F (19.27°C)	67.30°F (19.61°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1897
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month	63.96°F (17.76°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month	63.96°F (17.76°C)	64.86°F (18.26°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Nov 1972–Sep 1973 11-Month	62.45°F (16.92°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
	62.45°F (16.92°C)	63.75°F (17.64°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1965
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month	62.53°F (16.96°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1912
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month	62.53°F (16.96°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-1.48°F (-0.82°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Apr 1972–Sep 1973 18-Month	67.46°F (19.70°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-1.18°F (-0.66°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
	67.46°F (19.70°C)	68.64°F (20.36°C)	-1.18°F (-0.66°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1903
Oct 1971–Sep 1973 24-Month	63.30°F (17.39°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1913
Oct 1971–Sep 1973 24-Month	63.30°F (17.39°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
Oct 1970–Sep 1973 36-Month	63.32°F (17.40°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1917
	63.32°F (17.40°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1915
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1915
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
Oct 1968–Sep 1973 60-Month	63.32°F (17.40°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.64°F (-0.36°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1907
	63.32°F (17.40°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.64°F (-0.36°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1908

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings