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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	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1899
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2022
	Ties: 1924
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1954, 1993
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2022
	Ties: 1913, 1978
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1954
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1937, 2008
May–Aug 1973 4-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1899
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	1958, 2015
	Ties: 1944, 1982, 1995, 2008
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1899
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1957, 1965, 1995
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1955
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1949, 1989, 1995, 1996
Feb–Aug 1973 7-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1955
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1942, 1981
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1950
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1905, 2001
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1950
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1928, 1944, 1965
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1935, 1944, 1951, 1982, 1991
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1951, 1974
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1975
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1944, 2012
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1907, 1980
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1950
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1931, 1933
Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1950, 1951, 1952, 1957
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1958, 1965, 1976, 1987
Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1920, 1952
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1903, 1918, 1922, 1931

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings