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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	32.7°F (0.4°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909, 1932
	32.7°F (0.4°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1917
	Ties: 1996
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1931
	35.1°F (1.7°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1917
	Ties: 2020
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1919
	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1950
	Ties: 1979
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2014
	Ties: 1896, 1975, 2007
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1974
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1915, 1964, 1974, 1997
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2021
	Ties: 1943
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2021
	Ties: 1992, 2010
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2021
	Ties: 1963
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1917, 1919, 1927, 1956, 1961
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1911, 1912
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1918, 1957, 1967, 2011
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1944
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912, 1913
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1908, 1916, 1944, 1955, 1971, 1985
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912, 1913
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1925, 1931, 1955
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1906, 1919, 1933, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1966
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1914
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1904, 1907, 1944, 1946, 1965, 1967
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1899, 1915, 1916
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1910, 1925, 1926, 1947, 1953, 1968, 1976, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings