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South Atlantic-Gulf Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1973

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 1973
1-Month		48.0°F
(8.9°C)		48.4°F
(9.1°C)		-0.4°F
(-0.2°C)		57th Coolest
Coolest since:
1963
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1902, 1997, 2020
Nov–Dec 1973
2-Month		53.5°F
(11.9°C)		51.9°F
(11.1°C)		1.6°F
(0.8°C)		96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 2004, 2019
Oct–Dec 1973
3-Month		58.0°F
(14.4°C)		56.2°F
(13.4°C)		1.8°F
(1.0°C)		102nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
27th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1918, 1927, 1978
Sep–Dec 1973
4-Month		62.6°F
(17.0°C)		60.9°F
(16.1°C)		1.7°F
(0.9°C)		107th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
22nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1900, 1978
Aug–Dec 1973
5-Month		65.7°F
(18.7°C)		64.5°F
(18.1°C)		1.2°F
(0.6°C)		105th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
24th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1946, 2001, 2005, 2011
Jul–Dec 1973
6-Month		68.0°F
(20.0°C)		67.0°F
(19.4°C)		1.0°F
(0.6°C)		104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917, 1976
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1902, 1984, 1985, 1999, 2006, 2022
Jun–Dec 1973
7-Month		69.3°F
(20.7°C)		68.5°F
(20.3°C)		0.8°F
(0.4°C)		99th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
30th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1896, 1934, 1951, 1984, 2004, 2006, 2010
May–Dec 1973
8-Month		69.2°F
(20.7°C)		68.8°F
(20.4°C)		0.4°F
(0.3°C)		76th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
53rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1906, 1946, 1953, 1959, 1977, 2009
Apr–Dec 1973
9-Month		68.4°F
(20.2°C)		68.2°F
(20.1°C)		0.2°F
(0.1°C)		60th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
69th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1926, 1932, 1987, 2003, 2013
Mar–Dec 1973
10-Month		67.5°F
(19.7°C)		67.0°F
(19.4°C)		0.5°F
(0.3°C)		84th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
45th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1918, 1953, 1978, 1999, 2003
Feb–Dec 1973
11-Month		65.6°F
(18.7°C)		65.4°F
(18.6°C)		0.2°F
(0.1°C)		71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1901, 1917
58th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016, 2019
Ties: 1902, 1944, 1984, 2000
Jan–Dec 1973
12-Month		64.0°F
(17.8°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		0.1°F
(0.1°C)		55th Coolest
Coolest since:
1901
74th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019
Ties: 1898, 1899, 1918, 1934, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1995, 2003
Jul 1972–Dec 1973
18-Month		65.1°F
(18.4°C)		64.9°F
(18.3°C)		0.2°F
(0.1°C)		61st Coolest
Coolest since:
1968
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016, 2017
Ties: 1908, 1909, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1955, 1956, 2009
Jan 1972–Dec 1973
24-Month		64.0°F
(17.8°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		0.1°F
(0.1°C)		55th Coolest
Coolest since:
1969
73rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Ties: 1899, 1907, 1925, 1935, 1937, 1948, 1985, 1994
Jan 1971–Dec 1973
36-Month		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		63.9°F
(17.7°C)		0.0°F
(0.0°C)		51st Coolest
Coolest since:
1968, 1969
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017, 2019
Ties: 1912, 1940, 1996
Jan 1970–Dec 1973
48-Month		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		0.0°F
(0.0°C)		38th Coolest
Coolest since:
1969
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
2019, 2020
Ties: 1958, 1959, 1985, 1996, 1997
Jan 1969–Dec 1973
60-Month		63.5°F
(17.5°C)		63.8°F
(17.7°C)		-0.3°F
(-0.2°C)		27th Coolest
Coolest since:
1970
98th Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Ties: 1920, 1944

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