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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	11.8°F (-11.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1983
December 1973 1-Month	11.8°F (-11.2°C)	12.9°F (-10.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	20.3°F (-6.5°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1985
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	20.3°F (-6.5°C)	20.4°F (-6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2001
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1919
	30.4°F (-0.9°C)	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1949, 2010
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1985
	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1930, 1981, 2002
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1985
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1944, 1947, 1954, 1956, 2009, 2010
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1985
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1936
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1985
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1931, 2021
	Ties: 1899, 1921
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1899, 2002
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1899, 1944, 1986, 1997, 2022
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917, 1950
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1981
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1987
	Ties: 1921, 1991, 2020
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1987
	Ties: 1941
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1922, 1923, 1976, 1980
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1999
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1933, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1985
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917, 1918
	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1957
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1919
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2001
	Ties: 1925, 1966, 1971, 1980
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907, 1920
	39.6°F (4.2°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2002
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1910, 1912, 1950, 1967, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings