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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

Year: 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1973

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1973 1-Month	8.7°F (-12.9°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1959
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 1933, 1945, 1960, 1974
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	7.2°F (-13.8°C)	7.7°F (-13.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 2008
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	2.7°F (-16.3°C)	5.9°F (-14.5°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1953
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month	3.4°F (-15.9°C)	5.4°F (-14.8°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1953, 2020
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month	5.4°F (-14.8°C)	6.6°F (-14.1°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1955
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month	9.1°F (-12.7°C)	9.8°F (-12.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month	13.3°F (-10.4°C)	14.2°F (-9.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month	18.1°F (-7.7°C)	18.6°F (-7.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	22.4°F (-5.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 1982
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1971
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 1955, 1967
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 1953, 1989
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1956
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1962
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month	18.2°F (-7.7°C)	20.5°F (-6.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2019
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2019
	Ties: 1934
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month	23.3°F (-4.8°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1973
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month	24.4°F (-4.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1974
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2019
	Ties: 1967, 1972
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1975
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2019
	Ties: 1957

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/