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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	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	6.4°F (3.6°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1989
December 1973 1-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	6.4°F (3.6°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
	Ties: 1927
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1917
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	41.2°F (5.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1971
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1948
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1998
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1979, 2003, 2017
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2021
	Ties: 1959, 1991
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2021
	Ties: 1931
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1949, 1990, 2005
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2010, 2012
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1990, 2014
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1937, 1955, 1980, 2004
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905, 1906
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012, 2022
	Ties: 1960, 1974, 1977
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2013
	Ties: 1938, 1939, 1962, 1989, 1995
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1959, 1960, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings