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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	23.63°F (-4.65°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.03°F (0.57°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
December 1973 1-Month	23.63°F (-4.65°C)	22.60°F (-5.22°C)	1.03°F (0.57°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	28.23°F (-2.09°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.59°F (0.89°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	28.23°F (-2.09°C)	26.64°F (-2.98°C)	1.59°F (0.89°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
	Ties: 2002
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	33.25°F (0.69°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	1.69°F (0.93°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	33.25°F (0.69°C)	31.56°F (-0.24°C)	1.69°F (0.93°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	1.40°F (0.78°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	38.05°F (3.36°C)	36.65°F (2.58°C)	1.40°F (0.78°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	42.34°F (5.74°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	42.34°F (5.74°C)	41.13°F (5.07°C)	1.21°F (0.67°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	45.33°F (7.41°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.97°F (0.54°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	45.33°F (7.41°C)	44.36°F (6.87°C)	0.97°F (0.54°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	46.87°F (8.26°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.90°F (0.50°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	46.87°F (8.26°C)	45.97°F (7.76°C)	0.90°F (0.50°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2021
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	46.79°F (8.22°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	46.79°F (8.22°C)	46.16°F (7.87°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	45.75°F (7.64°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	45.75°F (7.64°C)	45.32°F (7.40°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
	Ties: 1988
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	44.61°F (7.01°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	44.61°F (7.01°C)	43.79°F (6.55°C)	0.82°F (0.46°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	42.65°F (5.92°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	42.65°F (5.92°C)	41.88°F (5.49°C)	0.77°F (0.43°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	40.75°F (4.86°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	40.75°F (4.86°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.71°F (0.39°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2016
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	41.75°F (5.42°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	41.75°F (5.42°C)	41.48°F (5.27°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1980
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1927
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	40.06°F (4.48°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1919
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	39.96°F (4.42°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2018
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	39.93°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.07°F (-0.03°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1920
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	39.93°F (4.41°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.07°F (-0.03°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2019

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