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California River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, February 1973

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2023)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
February 1973
1-Month 		45.8°F
(7.7°C)		 45.3°F
(7.4°C)		 0.5°F
(0.3°C)		 66th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1903
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1927, 2008
Jan–Feb 1973
2-Month 		43.0°F
(6.1°C)		 43.9°F
(6.6°C)		 -0.9°F
(-0.5°C)		 37th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1949
93rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1974
Dec 1972–Feb 1973
3-Month 		41.6°F
(5.3°C)		 43.6°F
(6.4°C)		 -2.0°F
(-1.1°C)		 17th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1949
112th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1919
Nov 1972–Feb 1973
4-Month 		42.9°F
(6.1°C)		 45.1°F
(7.3°C)		 -2.2°F
(-1.2°C)		 10th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1949
119th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Oct 1972–Feb 1973
5-Month 		45.8°F
(7.7°C)		 48.0°F
(8.9°C)		 -2.2°F
(-1.2°C)		 8th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1949
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1933
Sep 1972–Feb 1973
6-Month 		49.3°F
(9.6°C)		 51.4°F
(10.8°C)		 -2.1°F
(-1.2°C)		 6th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917, 1949
123rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Aug 1972–Feb 1973
7-Month 		52.8°F
(11.6°C)		 54.6°F
(12.6°C)		 -1.8°F
(-1.0°C)		 7th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
122nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Jul 1972–Feb 1973
8-Month 		55.8°F
(13.2°C)		 57.1°F
(13.9°C)		 -1.3°F
(-0.7°C)		 8th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
121st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1912, 1919, 1929
Jun 1972–Feb 1973
9-Month 		57.3°F
(14.1°C)		 58.3°F
(14.6°C)		 -1.0°F
(-0.5°C)		 14th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
115th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1915, 1933
May 1972–Feb 1973
10-Month 		57.8°F
(14.3°C)		 58.6°F
(14.8°C)		 -0.8°F
(-0.5°C)		 18th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1919
Apr 1972–Feb 1973
11-Month 		57.4°F
(14.1°C)		 58.1°F
(14.5°C)		 -0.7°F
(-0.4°C)		 19th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1949
110th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1897, 1901, 1915, 1919, 1956
Mar 1972–Feb 1973
12-Month 		57.2°F
(14.0°C)		 57.4°F
(14.1°C)		 -0.2°F
(-0.1°C)		 53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1949
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1918, 1950
Sep 1971–Feb 1973
18-Month 		54.7°F
(12.6°C)		 55.4°F
(13.0°C)		 -0.7°F
(-0.4°C)		 23rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913, 1949
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1908
Mar 1971–Feb 1973
24-Month 		56.6°F
(13.7°C)		 57.4°F
(14.1°C)		 -0.8°F
(-0.4°C)		 13th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
115th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015, 2016
Ties: 1898, 1908, 1923, 1956, 1966
Mar 1970–Feb 1973
36-Month 		56.9°F
(13.8°C)		 57.4°F
(14.1°C)		 -0.5°F
(-0.3°C)		 30th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1914
97th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1920, 1946, 1974
Mar 1969–Feb 1973
48-Month 		57.2°F
(14.0°C)		 57.4°F
(14.1°C)		 -0.2°F
(-0.1°C)		 44th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1907, 1931, 1965, 1972, 1976
Mar 1968–Feb 1973
60-Month 		57.2°F
(14.0°C)		 57.3°F
(14.1°C)		 -0.1°F
(-0.1°C)		 42nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1933, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1977

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