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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1973 1-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1925
October 1973 1-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1963
Sep–Oct 1973 2-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1897, 2016
	Ties: 1938, 1941, 2017
Aug–Oct 1973 3-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947
	Ties: 1963
Jul–Oct 1973 4-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	69.1°F (20.6°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1934
Jun–Oct 1973 5-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1936
	Ties: 2018
May–Oct 1973 6-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1936
	Ties: 1962, 2017
Apr–Oct 1973 7-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010
	Ties: 1897, 1906, 1962, 1980, 1983
Mar–Oct 1973 8-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1946, 1953, 2000
Feb–Oct 1973 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1986, 1999
Jan–Oct 1973 10-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1955
Dec 1972–Oct 1973 11-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 2022
Nov 1972–Oct 1973 12-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1946
May 1972–Oct 1973 18-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1971, 1986
Nov 1971–Oct 1973 24-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1974, 1984, 1986
Nov 1970–Oct 1973 36-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1979
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1915, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 2010
Nov 1969–Oct 1973 48-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1914, 1925, 1948, 1953
Nov 1968–Oct 1973 60-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905, 1906
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2002, 2020
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1926, 1951, 1996

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