Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Maryland
Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1973 1-Month |
28.9°F (-1.7°C) | 26.7°F (-2.9°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1989 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month |
32.8°F (0.4°C) | 30.8°F (-0.7°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 1991 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month |
37.4°F (3.0°C) | 35.5°F (1.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 2003 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 40.7°F (4.8°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1959, 1975, 1979 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 1990, 2001 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 50.0°F (10.0°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
May–Dec 1973 8-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
1.6°F (0.8°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 2013 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2013 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 47.4°F (8.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1921 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 2007 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2012, 2018, 2020 | ||||
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month |
45.2°F (7.3°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2005, 2013 | ||||||
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 45.1°F (7.3°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2012, 2020, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1985, 2003, 2009 | ||||||
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1954, 1987, 2001 | ||||||
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1939, 1953, 1974 | ||||||
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month |
44.1°F (6.7°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2020, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1934, 1952, 1954, 1976, 1985 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 43.5°F (6.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1935, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1997 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/