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Washington (Dulles), District of Columbia
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1973
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1973 1-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 44.1°F (6.7°C) |
4.2°F (2.4°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1970 |
6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 39.9°F (4.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 2015 |
20th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month |
38.1°F (3.4°C) | 37.6°F (3.1°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
18th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month |
38.3°F (3.5°C) | 37.3°F (2.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1970 |
19th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 39.0°F (3.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month |
41.0°F (5.0°C) | 41.8°F (5.4°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 45.5°F (7.5°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1970 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1977 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1980, 1984 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1970, 1971 |
31st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1970 |
36th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1970 |
37th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1970 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1971 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/