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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1973 1-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	5.8°F (3.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
March 1973 1-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	5.8°F (3.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	2015
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1932
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1992
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
	34.2°F (1.2°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1972, 1990
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1903
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904, 1905, 1918
	41.6°F (5.3°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1975
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904, 1905
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1939, 2005
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1938, 1946, 1955, 1975, 1986, 1988
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1956
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1928, 1943
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1942, 1983
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013
	Ties: 1914, 1988
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1906
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1944, 1946, 1977, 1982, 1983
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2013, 2019, 2022
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1940, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1982
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1908
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1959, 1961

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings