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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1973 1-Month	43.30°F (6.28°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.89°F (1.05°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	43.30°F (6.28°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.89°F (1.05°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947
	Ties: 1983, 2005
Sep–Oct 1973 2-Month	47.88°F (8.82°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Sep–Oct 1973 2-Month	47.88°F (8.82°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.22°F (0.68°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
Aug–Oct 1973 3-Month	51.74°F (10.97°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.95°F (0.53°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Aug–Oct 1973 3-Month	51.74°F (10.97°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.95°F (0.53°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Jul–Oct 1973 4-Month	53.88°F (12.16°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.65°F (0.37°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Jul–Oct 1973 4-Month	53.88°F (12.16°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.65°F (0.37°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
Jun–Oct 1973 5-Month	54.32°F (12.40°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.61°F (0.34°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Jun–Oct 1973 5-Month	54.32°F (12.40°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.61°F (0.34°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
May–Oct 1973 6-Month	52.98°F (11.66°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
May–Oct 1973 6-Month	52.98°F (11.66°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
Apr–Oct 1973 7-Month	50.75°F (10.42°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Apr–Oct 1973 7-Month	50.75°F (10.42°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
Mar–Oct 1973 8-Month	48.70°F (9.28°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Mar–Oct 1973 8-Month	48.70°F (9.28°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Feb–Oct 1973 9-Month	45.86°F (7.70°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Feb–Oct 1973 9-Month	45.86°F (7.70°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.59°F (0.33°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Jan–Oct 1973 10-Month	43.26°F (6.26°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.55°F (0.31°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Jan–Oct 1973 10-Month	43.26°F (6.26°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	0.55°F (0.31°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Dec 1972–Oct 1973 11-Month	41.17°F (5.09°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Dec 1972–Oct 1973 11-Month	41.17°F (5.09°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
Nov 1972–Oct 1973 12-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Nov 1972–Oct 1973 12-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
May 1972–Oct 1973 18-Month	44.33°F (6.85°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
May 1972–Oct 1973 18-Month	44.33°F (6.85°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.08°F (0.04°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Nov 1971–Oct 1973 24-Month	40.17°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917, 1918
Nov 1971–Oct 1973 24-Month	40.17°F (4.54°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Nov 1970–Oct 1973 36-Month	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	39.99°F (4.44°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1911
Nov 1969–Oct 1973 48-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1945
Nov 1968–Oct 1973 60-Month	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1920
	39.84°F (4.36°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.16°F (-0.08°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings