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West Virginia

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	34.5°F (1.4°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1989
December 1973 1-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	33.1°F (0.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	39.2°F (4.0°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1991
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	42.8°F (6.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1911, 1927, 1956, 1994
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1936, 1970
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1931
	Ties: 1934, 1999
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1939, 1982
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1946, 1947, 2022
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1946, 2010
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1957, 1999, 2022
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1921, 2012
	Ties: 2001, 2004
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1963
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1974
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1963
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017, 2020
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1914, 1945, 1994, 2009
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1968, 1978, 1980, 1981
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1897, 1912, 1936, 1995
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1963, 1969, 1979, 1981
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1945, 1974, 1986
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1980, 1981
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1916, 1944, 1996, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings