Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, January 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1973 1-Month |
19.83°F (-6.76°C) | 19.75°F (-6.81°C) |
0.08°F (0.05°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1977 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2006 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Jan 1973 2-Month |
20.08°F (-6.62°C) | 21.20°F (-6.00°C) |
-1.12°F (-0.62°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1946, 1978 | ||||||
|
Nov 1972–Jan 1973 3-Month |
23.54°F (-4.70°C) | 24.37°F (-4.24°C) |
-0.83°F (-0.46°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1977 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Jan 1973 4-Month |
27.94°F (-2.26°C) | 28.64°F (-1.87°C) |
-0.70°F (-0.39°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Sep 1972–Jan 1973 5-Month |
32.80°F (0.44°C) | 33.29°F (0.72°C) |
-0.49°F (-0.28°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1977 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Jan 1973 6-Month |
37.16°F (2.87°C) | 37.59°F (3.11°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1944 | ||||||
|
Jul 1972–Jan 1973 7-Month |
40.33°F (4.63°C) | 40.86°F (4.92°C) |
-0.53°F (-0.29°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–Jan 1973 8-Month |
42.21°F (5.67°C) | 42.71°F (5.95°C) |
-0.50°F (-0.28°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
May 1972–Jan 1973 9-Month |
42.81°F (6.01°C) | 43.24°F (6.24°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.23°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1977 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Apr 1972–Jan 1973 10-Month |
42.34°F (5.74°C) | 42.77°F (5.98°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1918 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1976 | ||||||
|
Mar 1972–Jan 1973 11-Month |
41.35°F (5.19°C) | 41.61°F (5.34°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.15°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1915 | ||||||
|
Feb 1972–Jan 1973 12-Month |
39.72°F (4.29°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
-0.31°F (-0.17°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–Jan 1973 18-Month |
39.21°F (4.01°C) | 39.21°F (4.01°C) |
0.00°F (0.00°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2017 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1973 24-Month |
39.75°F (4.31°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
-0.27°F (-0.15°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1973 36-Month |
39.77°F (4.32°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.23°F (-0.12°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1899 | ||||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1973 48-Month |
39.73°F (4.29°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.27°F (-0.15°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Feb 1968–Jan 1973 60-Month |
39.69°F (4.27°C) | 39.99°F (4.44°C) |
-0.30°F (-0.17°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/