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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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Connecticut

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1973 1-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1943
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2010
	Ties: 1949, 1959, 1987
Mar–Apr 1973 2-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	1945, 2012
Feb–Apr 1973 3-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1916
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1938
Jan–Apr 1973 4-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1951
Dec 1972–Apr 1973 5-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Nov 1972–Apr 1973 6-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	33.8°F (1.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1997
Oct 1972–Apr 1973 7-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1918
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1960
Sep 1972–Apr 1973 8-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	39.4°F (4.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1918
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1980, 1986
Aug 1972–Apr 1973 9-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2012
	Ties: 1986, 2005
Jul 1972–Apr 1973 10-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1942, 1945, 1950, 1952, 1962, 1990, 2009
Jun 1972–Apr 1973 11-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1972
May 1972–Apr 1973 12-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1958, 1962, 1984, 1986
Nov 1971–Apr 1973 18-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	43.2°F (6.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1929, 1939, 1947
May 1971–Apr 1973 24-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1981, 1987, 1989, 1993
May 1970–Apr 1973 36-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1906
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1946, 1949, 1994
May 1969–Apr 1973 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
	Ties: 1946, 1982
May 1968–Apr 1973 60-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1908
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1945, 1959

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/