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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1973 1-Month	52.45°F (11.36°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.55°F (0.30°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
September 1973 1-Month	52.45°F (11.36°C)	51.90°F (11.06°C)	0.55°F (0.30°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month	55.96°F (13.31°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1974
Aug–Sep 1973 2-Month	55.96°F (13.31°C)	55.48°F (13.04°C)	0.48°F (0.27°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month	57.41°F (14.12°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1924
Jul–Sep 1973 3-Month	57.41°F (14.12°C)	57.16°F (13.98°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
Jun–Sep 1973 4-Month	57.08°F (13.93°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1903
	57.08°F (13.93°C)	56.78°F (13.77°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 1941
May–Sep 1973 5-Month	54.91°F (12.73°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907, 1924
	54.91°F (12.73°C)	54.91°F (12.73°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1944
Apr–Sep 1973 6-Month	52.00°F (11.11°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	52.00°F (11.11°C)	52.20°F (11.22°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1935
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month	49.47°F (9.71°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Mar–Sep 1973 7-Month	49.47°F (9.71°C)	49.02°F (9.46°C)	0.45°F (0.25°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Feb–Sep 1973 8-Month	46.18°F (7.88°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Feb–Sep 1973 8-Month	46.18°F (7.88°C)	45.75°F (7.64°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Sep 1973 9-Month	43.25°F (6.25°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	43.25°F (6.25°C)	42.86°F (6.03°C)	0.39°F (0.22°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1980
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month	40.96°F (4.98°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Dec 1972–Sep 1973 10-Month	40.96°F (4.98°C)	40.84°F (4.91°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Nov 1972–Sep 1973 11-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Nov 1972–Sep 1973 11-Month	40.00°F (4.44°C)	39.91°F (4.39°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Oct 1972–Sep 1973 12-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2016
Apr 1972–Sep 1973 18-Month	44.05°F (6.69°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Apr 1972–Sep 1973 18-Month	44.05°F (6.69°C)	44.10°F (6.72°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Oct 1971–Sep 1973 24-Month	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	40.18°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.14°F (0.07°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1940
Oct 1970–Sep 1973 36-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.11°F (-0.07°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
Oct 1970–Sep 1973 36-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.11°F (-0.07°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017, 2018
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
Oct 1969–Sep 1973 48-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.17°F (-0.09°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
Oct 1968–Sep 1973 60-Month	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1920
	39.82°F (4.34°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1981

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings