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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1973 1-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	11.1°F (6.2°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
	Ties: 2000, 2021
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	16.6°F (-8.6°C)	8.3°F (4.7°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899
				9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	12.5°F (-10.8°C)	8.0°F (4.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month	16.4°F (-8.7°C)	12.1°F (-11.1°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	14.8°F (-9.6°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1961, 1991
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	19.5°F (-6.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1940, 2015
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1935
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1915, 1938
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899, 1936
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1902, 2018
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1989, 2013, 2020
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1936
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1984, 2015
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month	32.1°F (0.1°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918, 1951
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
	Ties: 1956, 1963, 1975, 1986, 2020
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917, 1918, 1952
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1953, 1975, 1995, 2010
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2000
	Ties: 1921, 1922, 1925, 1998
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2002
	Ties: 1948
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1920
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2002
	Ties: 1937, 1939, 1940, 1954

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/