Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
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 |
44.29°F (6.83°C) | 41.50°F (5.28°C) |
2.79°F (1.55°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month |
38.94°F (3.86°C) | 37.67°F (3.15°C) |
1.27°F (0.71°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month |
35.82°F (2.12°C) | 35.15°F (1.75°C) |
0.67°F (0.37°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month |
34.33°F (1.29°C) | 34.55°F (1.42°C) |
-0.22°F (-0.13°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month |
35.25°F (1.81°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
-0.73°F (-0.40°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1899 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2000 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month |
38.09°F (3.38°C) | 39.01°F (3.89°C) |
-0.92°F (-0.51°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1899 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month |
41.85°F (5.47°C) | 42.69°F (5.94°C) |
-0.84°F (-0.47°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1899 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month |
45.58°F (7.54°C) | 46.37°F (7.98°C) |
-0.79°F (-0.44°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1924 | ||||||
|
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month |
48.54°F (9.19°C) | 49.40°F (9.67°C) |
-0.86°F (-0.48°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month |
50.50°F (10.28°C) | 51.30°F (10.72°C) |
-0.80°F (-0.44°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month |
51.42°F (10.79°C) | 52.12°F (11.18°C) |
-0.70°F (-0.39°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month |
51.37°F (10.76°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
-0.66°F (-0.37°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month |
47.48°F (8.60°C) | 47.68°F (8.71°C) |
-0.20°F (-0.11°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1913 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month |
51.72°F (10.96°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.30°F (-0.16°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month |
51.73°F (10.96°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.27°F (-0.15°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1960, 1985 | ||||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month |
51.73°F (10.96°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.26°F (-0.15°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month |
51.53°F (10.85°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.46°F (-0.26°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1920 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/