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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	53.0°F (11.7°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1925
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2007
	Ties: 1951, 2014
Sep–Oct 1973 2-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1900
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 2014
Aug–Oct 1973 3-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1900
	Ties: 1898, 1920, 2002, 2020
Jul–Oct 1973 4-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1900
	Ties: 1921, 2015
Jun–Oct 1973 5-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1992
	65.0°F (18.3°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1900
	Ties: 1919, 1971
May–Oct 1973 6-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1900, 2018
	Ties: 1930, 1975
Apr–Oct 1973 7-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2010, 2021
	Ties: 1953
Mar–Oct 1973 8-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1924
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1900, 2002, 2018
Feb–Oct 1973 9-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 2004
Jan–Oct 1973 10-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1940
Jan–Oct 1973 10-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Dec 1972–Oct 1973 11-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1933
Nov 1972–Oct 1973 12-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1933, 2013, 2018
May 1972–Oct 1973 18-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	53.4°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1950, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2004
Nov 1971–Oct 1973 24-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1934, 1975, 1976, 1989, 1996, 2009
Nov 1970–Oct 1973 36-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918, 1979
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1915, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1957, 1959, 1997
Nov 1969–Oct 1973 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
	Ties: 1916, 1930, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1983, 1996
Nov 1968–Oct 1973 60-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905, 1907, 1908
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1924, 1940, 1961, 1984, 1985, 1996

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings