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Delaware

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1973

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1973 1-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1960
March 1973 1-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	1921
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1934
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	38.6°F (3.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1930
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1940
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1930, 1945
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month	39.4°F (4.1°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	39.4°F (4.1°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1983
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month	40.3°F (4.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
	40.3°F (4.6°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1954, 2013
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1947
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1947
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1960, 1971, 1989, 2003
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1955, 1971
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1931, 1938, 1994
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1944, 1956, 1996, 2015
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1947, 2001
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1972
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1944, 1947, 1961, 1984
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1906
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2013, 2018, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1957
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1916, 1944, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1978, 1983
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1908
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1943, 1962, 1984

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