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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
	34.5°F (1.4°C)	23.4°F (-4.8°C)	11.1°F (6.2°C)	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
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	16.6°F (-8.6°C)	8.3°F (4.7°C)	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
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	12.5°F (-10.8°C)	8.0°F (4.4°C)	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
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month	16.4°F (-8.7°C)	12.1°F (-11.1°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	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
	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	14.8°F (-9.6°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	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
	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	19.5°F (-6.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	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
	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	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
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	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
	35.0°F (1.7°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	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
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	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
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	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
	39.4°F (4.1°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	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
	32.1°F (0.1°C)	32.2°F (0.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	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
	38.5°F (3.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	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
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	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
	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	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
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2002
	Ties: 1937, 1939, 1940, 1954

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings