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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1973 1-Month	79.7°F (26.5°C)	81.9°F (27.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2011
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month	80.2°F (26.8°C)	82.0°F (27.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2011
	Ties: 1904, 1915, 1968, 1990
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month	79.3°F (26.3°C)	81.3°F (27.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2011
	Ties: 1975
May–Aug 1973 4-Month	77.2°F (25.1°C)	79.1°F (26.2°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2011
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month	73.8°F (23.2°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1973
				128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2011
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month	71.1°F (21.7°C)	72.9°F (22.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1915, 1931
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2011
Feb–Aug 1973 7-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1903
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2011
	Ties: 1915, 1968
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	66.6°F (19.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1979
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2011
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1973
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2000, 2017
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1973
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1973
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month	66.1°F (18.9°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1977
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1913, 1915, 1920
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1942, 1970, 1984
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1916, 1926, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1985
Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018, 2019, 2020
	Ties: 1916, 1960, 1970, 1977
Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2020
	Ties: 1917, 1919, 1970, 1971

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/