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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1973 1-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1897
March 1973 1-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1903
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1949
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1949
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1903, 1952
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1913
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1917
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1910
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1921, 1966
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1964
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1949
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1924, 1945, 1956
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1921
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913, 1917
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2016
	Ties: 1946, 1956
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1965
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913, 1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1947, 1957, 1975, 1977

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings